The Gambia Minister of Youth and Sport Bakary Badjie and the GNOC officials on Monday held a meeting with the president and secretary general of Association of National Olympic Committee of Africa in Japan, GNOC said.
The meeting was primarily to discuss on how the GNOC can continue to leverage on it’s cordial relationship with the ANOCA leadership in terms of infrastructure development.
The ANOCA President Mustapha Berraf welcomed the Gambian Delegation and reaffirmed the willingness of ANOCA to work with the GNOC in further development of sports in the Gambia. He also promised to consider assistance to Basketball and volleyball with equipment.
The Minister of Youth and Sport Bakary Badjie expressed satisfaction with the relationship between the GNOC and ANOCA and hope that it would continue to mutually be beneficial to all.
He concluded by requesting for more consideration to be giving to Gambian athletes.
