Wallidan FC  Embarks On International Training Camp

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Wallidan Football Club

One of The Gambia’s most successful football clubs Wallidan FC has started an international training camp in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of their preparations for the Gambia Football Federation First Division League.

The team will host a two-week training camp in the Arabian Peninsula which will includes a scheduled series of test games with clubs in Saudi.

The forty man delegation including players, officials and other members is headed by club president Alieu Ceesay.

In a related development, long time Wallidan supporter, Hatib Janneh the proprietor of Seaview Group donated 200,000 dalasi to Wallidan as his contribution to the teams preseason preparation.

Walllidan thanked the long time club donor and top supporter in a post on their Facebook page. “We are saying a big thanks to him for the usual support towards the team”.

Earlier last week, GFF published its new schedule for all top leagues in the Premier  and second, covering the male and womens league, with officials looking to tackle infrastructural needs affecting clubs and football in the Gambia.

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Sainey M.K. Marenah
Mr. Sainey M.K. Marenah is a prominent Gambian journalist and the founding editor of The Alkamba Times. He previously held the position of Head of Communications at the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) and served as a Communications and PR Consultant for The Gambia Pilot Program under Gamworks. Additionally, Mr. Marenah was the social media strategist and editor at Gambia Radio and Television Services and served as the Banjul Correspondent for Voice of America Radio. With a focus on human rights and developmental journalism, Mr. Marenah has established a significant presence in the Gambian media landscape, particularly in new media environments. His career began in 2008 as a junior reporter at The Point Newspaper, where he advanced to become Chief Correspondent. He later joined The Standard Newspaper in Banjul as Editorial Assistant and Head of News. Mr. Marenah is known for covering some of the most critical stories during the former and current administrations, including high-profile treason cases involving former military chiefs from 2009 to 2012. After his arrest and imprisonment by the previous regime of President Yahya Jammeh in 2014, he relocated to Dakar, Senegal, where he continues to work as a freelance journalist for various local and international media organizations, including the BBC, Al Jazeera, VOA, and ZDF TV in Germany. He is also a co-founder of the Banjul-based Media Center for Research and Development, an institution dedicated to research and development initiatives. As a journalist and communication expert dedicated to supporting the Gambia's transitional process, Mr. Sainey M.K. Marenah plays a significant role in developing a media and communications platform aimed at enhancing civic participation and raising awareness of the requirements for transitional governance. His efforts contribute to the country's ongoing movement toward democratization. In addition to his work in Gambia, Mr. Marenah has traveled extensively across Europe, Africa, and the United States as a professional journalist and has participated in various local and international media training programs. He is currently based in the United States.

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