Cherno Barra Touray

Cherno Barra Touray (born October 25, 1944 (according to another source around 1947) in Kau-ur (according to another source in Ballangharr )) is a Gambian educator , national soccer player , national soccer coach , administrative officer and diplomat .

Life

Touray attended the Kaur School from 1952 to 1956, the Armitage High School from 1957 to 1961, and then from 1962 to 1964 the Teachers Training College in Yundum . He received a scholarship to study sports education and sports administration at the University of Leeds , England and the City of Leeds and Carnegie College , which he attended from 1968 to 1969, where he earned a diploma as a physical education teacher . He was active in sports such as athletics, basketball, soccer, handball and volleyball and had represented these sports in Gambia internationally. During the colonial rule in the 1950s, he was a member of the first Gambian national soccer team ; he was actually intended for the international match against the team from Sierra Leone in 1956 , but received no travel permission from the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

During the time at Yundum College, he played an active part in their soccer team. Also in the U23 national football team , he played together with Momodou "Biri Briri" Njie against the team from Guinea-Bissau and defeated them 5-0. Then he rose to the senior national team. Upon retiring from college, he joined the White Phantoms Football Club in 1964 . There he was elected team captain after a year and played together with Ebou Taal and Ousman Sillah and won the GFA Cup against Arrants Football Club . Touray scored the winning goal in the 88th minute.

At the Junior Secondary School Touray worked as a teacher from 1964 to 1968 and was headmaster there from 1969 to 1974. In 1974 he was appointed sports officer. He served as President of the Gambia Secondary Schools' Sports Association from 1972 to 1978 and is a member of Cross Road Africa. Among other things, he was co-founder and former coach of the football club Real de Banjul, founded in 1967 . Touray also worked as a teacher and sports coach at Crab Island School in Banjul, where he produced many great talents who would later make a name for themselves. He later became director of the Technical Commission of the Gambia Football Association (GFA). During his tenure, the Gambian national team triumphed in the late 1970s. He is also credited with introducing the U-23 and U-17 squads in Gambian football. As coach of the national soccer team, he was engaged from 1975 to 1978.

Touray remained headmaster in July 1994 and then took up a new career after the coup of Yahya Jammeh and was appointed Divisional Commissioner (current name: Governor ) of the Gambian Central River Division (CRD) around 1994 . In August 2001, there was confusion as Touray was first removed from office and then reinstated. The reinstatement was accompanied by public protests, he was replaced by Almamy Touray in September 2001 .

After that, from at least 2007, Touray was accredited as the Gambian ambassador to Guinea-Bissau . His release was reported in October 2007, probably based on a rumor. In May 2010 he was replaced by Mass Axi Gai . By mid-May 2012 he was on the board of the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS), chairman of the Basse Area Council and coordinator of regional youth and sports organizations. From mid-2012 to June 2014 he worked as the Gambian ambassador and high commissioner in Sierra Leone and was then appointed Deputy Governor in the Upper River Region .

Touray was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Independence Stadium and The Friendship Hotel ( Independence Stadium and Friendship Hostel , ISFH) by President of the Republic, Adama Barrow , in late January 2019 . He is also a member of the Technical Commission of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) around 2019 .

family

Cherno Barra Touray has been married to Roheytou Jobe since 1970, they have a son and a daughter.

Awards and honors

• Gold Medal in Survival Swimming, at the University of Leeds
• The White Phantoms won the GFA Cup
• 2010: Outstanding Sports Personality of 2009 from the Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC)

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Omar Jarju: Cherno Barra Touray: The only surviving member of Gambia's pre-independence football squad. In: chronicle.gm. February 22, 2019, accessed July 19, 2020 (American English).  
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Lamin Drammeh: Profile of GNOC most outstanding sports personality for 2009. In: thepoint.gm. May 13, 2010, accessed July 19, 2020 .  
4. ↑ Gff1: Road to AFCON 2021: Cherno Touray assesses Scorpions Chances. In: gambiaff.org. THE GFF - Official Website, July 24, 2019, accessed July 19, 2020 (American English).  
5. ↑ ^{a b c d} Diplomatic Bombshell: Tamsir Jallow & Cherno Touray Sacked; More Heads To Roll> The Gambia Echo> The Gambia Echo - Online Newspaper. In: thegambiaecho.com. web.archive.org, October 5, 2007, archived from the original on December 23, 2010 ; accessed on July 19, 2020 .  
6. ^ GFA History. In: gambiafa.com. 2013, archived from the original on October 19, 2013 ; accessed on July 19, 2020 .  
7. ↑ Tijan Ceesay Masanneh: The 1983 Gambia national team, thirty years on. In: thepoint.gm. May 13, 2013, accessed July 19, 2020 .  
8. ^ NB Daffeh: CRD villagers concerned over Casamance rebel incursions. The Independent (Banjul), June 23, 2000, accessed July 19, 2020 .  
9. ↑ ^{a b} Tunko M. Sabally: Janjangbureh protest 'Revolution' Celebrations. The Independent (Banjul), August 31, 2001, accessed July 19, 2020 .  
10. ↑ Haddy Badjie and Ramou Hall: New Commissioner Urges Support for President. Gambia Radio & TV News (Banjul), September 23, 2001, accessed July 19, 2020 .  
11. ↑ Ebrima Jaw Manneh: Jammeh Congratulated On 42nd Independence. In: allafrica.com. The Daily Observer (Banjul), March 6, 2007, accessed July 19, 2020 .  
12. ↑ Ambassador Touray Congratulates Jammeh on July 22. The Daily Observer (Banjul), July 15, 2008, accessed on July 19, 2020 .  
13. ↑ ^{a b} Momodou Jawo: Gambia: NYSS, URR Authorities Hold Consultative Meeting :: My Basse ~. In: friendsofbasse.org. August 6, 2012, accessed July 19, 2020 .  
14. ↑ Daily Media Summary Dec. 20, 2013. In: gov.lr. .lr, accessed July 19, 2020 .  
15. ↑ Abdoulie Nyockeh: Reshuffle in Gambia's Diplomatic Service. In: thepoint.gm. June 13, 2014, accessed July 19, 2020 .  
16. ↑ Youth Corner: Moys Minister inaugurates Independence stadium board. In: home.blog. 2019, accessed July 19, 2020 (UK English).  
17. ^ Ismaila Sonko: ISFH Board Faces Numerous Challenges- Board Chair. In: voicegambia.com. January 23, 2019, accessed July 19, 2020 (American English).  

predecessor	Office	successor
?	Divisional Commissioner of the Central River Division –2001	Almamy Touray