Fatou Mbye (journalist)

Fatou BK Mbye (* 1980 or 1981; † October 31, 2009 in Sukuta -Nema) was a Gambian journalist . She was a sports reporter and youth activist.

Life

Mbye, daughter of the physical education teacher Bakary Mbye, was known nationwide for her tireless commitment to the development of the sport in the country. She spent some time at West Coast Radio as a sports reporter and also worked for the Department of Youth and Sports before moving to KMC, where she worked until her premature death. Their contribution to the development of sport, particularly football, has been described as enormous. She was also a sports coordinator in the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Mbye died of kidney failure at age 28. Thousands of sympathizers came to the Sukuta Nema residence to pay their last respects to the deceased.

Awards and honors

2009: Posthumous award from the Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia (SJAG) for a media colleague who has dedicated her entire life to sport
The Fatou Mbye Memorial Tournament, a friendly game between the SJAG and Serrekunda-East Sports Committee, took place in 2009 and 2010. After the sports journalist Lamin A. Darboe died in a marine accident, the name of the tournament was changed to SJAG memorial tournament in 2012.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Adieu Fatou Mbye - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. webcache.googleusercontent.com, November 2, 2009, archived from the original ; accessed on July 25, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Fatou Mbye lives on. In: The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. October 28, 2010, archived from the original ; accessed on July 25, 2020 (English).
↑ ^a ^b Nanama Keita: Fatou Mbye Remembered. In: The Daily Observer (Banjul). November 3, 2010, accessed July 26, 2020 .
↑ Sports Journalists Honor 2009 outstanding sports personalities. In: The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. May 3, 2010, archived from the original on September 4, 2019 ; accessed on July 26, 2020 .
^ ^A ^b Baboucarr Camara: SJAG Memorial Football Tourney to Kickoff Today. The Daily Observer (Banjul), February 24, 2012, accessed July 26, 2020 .
^ Modou S. Joof: The North Bank Evening Standard [TNBES]: Paradise FM Sport Head expresses disappointment. In: blogspot.com. December 9, 2010, accessed July 26, 2020 .
↑ Modou S. Joof: The North Bank Evening Standard [TNBES]: Sport Journalists are Champions of Mbye's Memorial. In: blogspot.com. October 22, 2010, accessed July 26, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Mbye, Fatou
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mbye, Fatou BK
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Gambian sports reporter and youth activist
DATE OF BIRTH	1980 or 1981
DATE OF DEATH	October 31, 2009
Place of death	Sukuta (West Coast Region)

[thepoint20091102-1] A ^b Adieu Fatou Mbye - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. webcache.googleusercontent.com, November 2, 2009, archived from the original ; accessed on July 25, 2020 .

[thepoint20101028-2] Fatou Mbye lives on. In: The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. October 28, 2010, archived from the original ; accessed on July 25, 2020 (English).

[Observer20101103-3] Nanama Keita: Fatou Mbye Remembered. In: The Daily Observer (Banjul). November 3, 2010, accessed July 26, 2020 .

[thepoint20100503-4] Sports Journalists Honor 2009 outstanding sports personalities. In: The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. May 3, 2010, archived from the original on September 4, 2019 ; accessed on July 26, 2020 .

[Observer20120224-5] A ^b Baboucarr Camara: SJAG Memorial Football Tourney to Kickoff Today. The Daily Observer (Banjul), February 24, 2012, accessed July 26, 2020 .

[thenorthbankeveningstandard20101209-6] Modou S. Joof: The North Bank Evening Standard [TNBES]: Paradise FM Sport Head expresses disappointment. In: blogspot.com. December 9, 2010, accessed July 26, 2020 .

[thenorthbankeveningstandard20101022-7] Modou S. Joof: The North Bank Evening Standard [TNBES]: Sport Journalists are Champions of Mbye's Memorial. In: blogspot.com. October 22, 2010, accessed July 26, 2020 .