1952
Football
The football association’s origins
CAF’s member profile dates the organisation’s creation to 1952.
AD-GAM Gambia Guide
Sport milestones
Selected, sourced milestones in football, athletics and judo.
1966
1966/67
Football
Real de Banjul’s schoolboys’ story
The club’s own history dates its foundation to this season.
1968
Football
FIFA affiliation
CAF’s association profile records FIFA affiliation in 1968.
1970–71
Football
Wallidan’s early league championships
Wallidan’s own archive records championships in 1970 and 1971.
1973
Football
Biri Biri joins Sevilla
Sevilla’s tribute places his arrival from Denmark in 1973.
2005 & 2009
Football
Continental Under-17 titles
The Gambia won the African Under-17 championship in both editions.
2017
Football
A recorded Super Nawettan edition
The GFF report documents 14 zones, including Foni and Kombo East.
2022
Football
A quarter-final on the senior AFCON debut
AFCON 2021 was played in 2022; the Scorpions reached the quarter-finals.
2022
Judo
Faye Njie’s Commonwealth silver
A Birmingham 2022 podium recorded by the GNOC.
2024
Football
A second senior AFCON appearance
The AFCON 2023 edition was played in 2024. The Gambia exited in the group stage.
2024
Athletics
Gina Bass Bittaye in Paris
World Athletics records her 100m and 200m semi-final performances.
2026
Judo
Faye Njie’s Commonwealth bronze
The GNOC’s August 2026 report records a second Commonwealth Games medal.