Football

Demba Savage and Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor have gained promotion to the 2018/19 Turkish Süper Lig after a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Gazişehir Gaziantep at the Büyükşehir Belediye stadium in Bursa on Saturday.

The two sides played out a goalless draw at full time before penalties separated them. The Scorpions international scored the winning penalty for Erzurumspor who will now play in the top-tier of Turkish football for the first-time in the club’s history.

Gambian duo Muhamed Kaba and Salifu Krubally are currently in Belgium undergoing trials with top-tier club Waasland-Beveren, Gambia Sports can exclusively reveal.

The duo are on trial with the East Flanders-based club until the end of the season, according to Belgian news outlet, Voetbal België.

The Gambia has dropped a massive eleven places in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings released on Thursday.

The Scorpions were ranked 164 in March but have now plummeted on the rankings to lie at 175 in the world.

Gambia utility-player Abdoulie ‘Kenny’ Mansally has been crowned 2017/18 Finnish Cup champion after guiding FC Inter Turku to a 1-0 win over HJK Helsinki.

The 29-year-old winger-turned defender, who moved to Turku from Finnish rivals Palloseura Kemi Kings in February, starred the entire match at the Telia 5G –areena in Helsinki as the 13-time Cup champions fell to an 82^nd minute goal.