The Gambia Football Federation has been brutally savaged after comments by the federation certain groups and individuals are planning to ‘hijack’ the recent success of The Scorpions for commercial and personal gains without prior written or verbal consent from Football House.
“An example is an advertisement posted on social media by The Bantaba Group where they claimed to be making a three-part documentary series in chronicling the Scorpions journey that culminated with the historic AFCON qualification,” the federation said in a statement on Thursday.
The federation shockingly said elsewhere: “In this regard, the GFF would like to remind the general public that even though we’re opened to partnerships, in the interest of football development, we wouldn’t accept any group or individual to use our success for their personal or commercial gains. We have already consulted our lawyers on the matter.
“Thus, we’re advised The Bantaba Group strongly, and any other group or individual planning to do so, to desist from with immediate effect or else they will have to face the consequences.”
The statement quickly attracted reaction from Gambians online, eliciting over 100 reactions from people but all negative.
Muhammed Touray reacted: “This post is rubbish …. “OUR” success …. Like the people in those groups aren’t Gambian. If you aren’t innovative enough , dont stop the people or groups who are thinking and trying to add value … This post is absolute rubbish.”
Coach Pasamba Jow said: “As a supporter of The Gambia Football Federation, I am shocked at this overreach. Nobody needs permission from any entity, including the GFF to make a documentary. The National team does not belong to the GFF, it belongs to all Gambians. The only thing that the GFF can possibly do is to refuse to participate in the documentary, but it has no legal standing to deny anyone from doing a documentary on the scorpions.”
Kemo Cham commented: “This must be a fake site. It can’t be the official GFF page, because I expect an entity like that to know better. Whoever told you that anyone needs anyone’s consent to do a documentary on the national team. You may have right not to cooperate with them, but you can’t prevent them from doing it. If your lawyers told you otherwise they just want to eating your money for nothing. Be serious and do serious things.”
