Gambia: Sarr Defends Omission of ‘Key-Players’

FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda)

Sulayman Bah

30 March 2011

Football fans were taken aback when Meles and defender Kemo Fatty were dropped in the U-20 provisional 24-man team, but Lamin Sarr has defended his decision, saying it was triggered by the players’ poor performance during training sessions.

Lamin Sarr named his provisional 24-man team with six changes and controversially dropping defender Kemo Fatty and two-times capped world cup Samger striker Buba -Meles Jallow which has caused a stir giving the strikers’ contribution to the team’s success.

Buba Jallow scored a brace while turning provider for the two other goals as Gambia punished Sierra Leonean side in an outright 4-0 romping.

The decision to drop the duo players has not gone down well with many football fans and has raised eyebrows on the strength of Gambia’s U-20 striking force.

Seaview defender Kemo Fatty is dropped following the arrival of former Toronto stopper Emmanuel Gomez, Matarr Jobe, Orebo’s defender Ebou Camara and Bubacarr Savage.

“I select players based on their performance at training ground. But I have already named my list and Buba allow alias Meles and Sea View’s Kemo Fatty are the ones I dropped.” Sarr told this paper yesterday. “They did not perform that is why they did not make the list” he added, defending his position.

Sainey Sambou, Pa Sulayman Badjie, Ebrima Kanteh, Abubakar Drammeh and Wallidan’s Lamin Gibba are recent call-ups to the squad.

Pateh Nyang, Babucarr Savage, Sainey Sambou and Mamut Saine are the midfielders called up.

Below reads the list

Musa Camara, Alagie Nyabally, Mamut S. Bojang, Ebou Camara, Matarr Jobe (aka Nesta), Emmanuel Gomez, Babucarr Savage, Saikou Jawneh, Babucarr Jammeh, Pa Sulay Badjie, Pateh Nyang, Mamut Saine, Mustapha Jatta, Lamin Sarjo Samateh, Dawda Ceesay, Sainey Sambou, Alasana Camara, Ebrima Camara, Buba Sama, Lamin Gibba, Ebrima Kanteh, Abubakar Drammeh, Alieu Darboe and Abdou Njie.

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