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19 May 2009 The Lebanese Community in The Gambia,
under the presidency of Youssef Ezzeddine (Rambo),
last Friday donated football jerseys and trophies to
the National Inter-departmental Sports Association (NISA),
at a ceremony held at the NISA president's office.
The donated jerseys are earmarked for the National
Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA) and Immigration
Department, who are the finalists in the NISA sports
competition, and are meant to boost their morale
during the final. Speaking at the ceremony, Pa Modou
Faal, the public relations officer of NISA, expressed
gratitude to the Lebanese community for their
support.. He described them as true friends of the
people of The Gambia. He used the occasion to thank
the president of NISA, Chief of Defence Staff Major
General Lang Tombong Tamba for his unflinching support
over the years.
For his part, the president of the Lebanese
Community in The Gambia, Youssef Ezzedine (Rambo) said
their presentation was a thank you for the way
Gambians treat them. He described the NISA tournament
as something that brings about friendship among people
of different departments. He thanked CDS Tamba for his
support towards the development of sports in The
Gambia and expressed hope that the relationship
between the Lebanese community and the Gambian people
will continue to flourish.
Receiving the donated items, Major General Lang
Tombong Tamba, the president of NISA, thanked the
Lebanese community for their good initiative. He said
the Lebanese people here in The Gambia are playing
very crucial roles in the socio-economic development
of The Gambia. According to him, this is not the first
time such a gesture is coming from the Lebanese to
NISA. He then urged them to continue contributing to
the development of the country particularly sports..
CDS Tamba then used the occasion to reiterate the
need for unity among people, saying NISA is here to
unite people from different working places.
Cadet Spt of Immigration, Babucarr Jarju, and
Ebrima Bun Sanneh of the National Drug Enforcement
Agency thanked the donors for the gesture.
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