By John Atuke with agency report
Gambian women national team keeper, Fatim
Jawara-Jawara has died in a boat accident on the
Mediterranean en route to Europe last weekend.
Jawara was one of the many African migrants
taking the dangerous route to Europe from Libya
with the hopes of reaching Lampedusa, south of
Italy. The Gambia Football Federation in a release
confirmed the death of the player with regrets, after
the agent the player paid to facilitate her departure
from Libya contacted the GFF.
Fatim Jawara
Jawara was part of the Gambian team that made
history, putting the country’s name on the map in
the women’s U-17 World Cup in Azerbaijan in 2012.
She played for first division champions, Red
Scorpions and starred in Gambia’s thrashing of a
visiting Scottish female side Glasgow Girls FC
months ago.
Up to 3,740 migrants have either been confirmed
dead or missing in efforts to cross to Europe by
boat in October 2016, according to the United
Nations refugee Agency.
“ I received the news today (yesterday) and it has
really shocked me. The young girl is a talent and on
the move for greener pastures but the way she died
is just shocking and sympathetic. We at the GFF
are very sad about the development and on behalf
of the Football Federation, I want to send our
condolences to the family of the girl and her former
club Red Scorpions ” Gambia football boss, Lamin
Kaba Bajo said.


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