Steve Biko FC

The Steve Biko Football Club is a football club from Bakau in the West Africa state of Gambia, located near the capital of Banjul. They played in the GFA League First Division, which was the highest league in Gambian football. They won the GFA Cup in 2000. While the football club qualified for the 2002 CAF Cup, they declined to participate.[1]

Steve Biko FC
Full nameSteve Biko Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bakau Giants Killers
Founded1978
GroundSerrekunda East Mini-Stadium, Serrekunda
Capacity5,000
ChairmanMustapha Kebbeh
ManagerAbdoulie Bojang
LeagueGFA League
201811th

The Steve Biko Football Club was named after the murdered South African civil rights activist Steve Biko. Steve Biko was murdered by Apartheid regime government. Founded in 1978, the club initially began playing in the third division. They climbed the ranks of the league to achieve second place in 1983. In 1989, they played for the first time in the premier league.[2]

Achievements
  • Gambian Championnat National D1: 1
2013.
2000.

Current players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Musa Touray
GK Ousman Badjie
DF Saikou Conteh
DF Essa Sedibeh
DF Modou Fedo Jallow
DF Kebba Marong
MF Demba Sanyang
No. Position Player
MF Habib Kunta
MF Saikou O Joof
MF Fabakary Bojang
MF Saikou Sedibeh
FW Alasan Camara
FW Baboucarr Jatta
FW Saliff Papa Badjie

Managers

References
  1. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2009-06-28. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved 2012-01-26.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. "Gambia 1998/99". Rsssf.com. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  3. http://dailynews.gm/africa/gambia/article/biko-sends-condolence-to-ex-coach-bocande
  4. http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/profile-coach-abdoulie-bojang
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.