The Gambia Football Association (GFA), in its drive to restructure and open opportunities for greater promotion and participation in the national game, is pleased to announce that it has duly recognise and granted full status to Brufut as a Super Nawettan Zone with immediate effect, a press release sent to our Observer Sports desk has indicated.

In a letter addressed to the sports leaders and community of the town, one of the fastest growing residential and commercial centres in the West Coast Region, the GFA praised the hard work of the community in developing football in the area and wished the new zone all the best in its strive to achieve sporting excellence.

Meanwhile, members of the Brufut Sports committee, clubs and the general sports loving people of the new zone expressed immense delight and appreciation of the GFA’s decision. “We shall endeavour to make maximum use of this prestigious opportunity to promote and further develop football in our area as part of the national programme to take Gambian sports to higher heights,’’ said Ba S Jabbie, a prominent sports administrator in Brufut.