Gambia beach volleyball team rank 1st in Africa

By Arfang MS Camara

The Gambia male beach volleyball pairs of Sainey Jawo/Mbye Babou Jarra and Amadou Jarju/ Jahara Koita have rack up points to move top rank teams in Africa.

Qatar based Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra are ranked number 74 in the world with 870 points, and this has placed them number one top team in Africa.

Amadou Jarju and Jahara Koita are ranked 127 with 520 points globally and this has put them number two in Africa.

“This is a great achievement and we are so proud to see Gambia getting to the echelon of volleyball in the world,” says Gambia Volleyball Federation president Bai Dodou Jallow.

President Jallow added: “I am not surprised, we have worked hard for this and we have put a lot of effort to see this day and we are all rejoicing.”

Meanwhile, the Gambia beach volleyball teams are the champions of African Games and bronze medalist of CAVB continental cup finals.