GAMTEL UNSEATS BRIKAMA AT SUMMIT

By Sulayman Bah Gamtel on Sunday leapfrogged Brikama United atop the GFF First Eco sponsored top flight after humbling fourth-placed Gambia Armed Forces.Unbeaten Brikama led by a point after they pulled off a dramatic 2-2 affair with seventh-placed Hawks on Saturday. But their lead proved to be a temporary one ahead of the Sunday fixture of the telecoms giants. Tapha Manneh’s Gamtel did not hesitate to capitalise on the chance opened to them to top the league in Week Nine by beating the Soldiers 1-0. The current standings of the league is one of a tight race with one point between the first, second and third-placed teams. Elsewhere, Wallidan moved up the ranking to sixth place after downing Interior 2-1. In earlier fixtures over the weekend, Bombada suffered their third defeat of the season after having been defeated by the 2010 league champions and once-beaten Alagie Sarr’s Gambia Ports Authority on a final 1-0 score. Real de Banjul breezed past Serrekunda United, accumulating sixteen points in the process. The Bakau United vs Banjul United tie was put off. SK United sits bottom of the league on two points in nine matches with Bakau United, who have a game in hand, second from the basement on five points.]]>