A Brief History

The club banner shows a design of the baobab – an indigenous African tree. The tree grows in towns, villages and the forest. It has a large stem and generally lives up to a hundred years and beyond.

Here in The Gambia, the leaves of the baobab are used in the preparation of certain traditional dishes, and the fibres for making ropes and matting. The fruit is also a delicacy for monkeys, and hence it is also known as ‘Monkey bread”, in Krio. The tree has mystic significance in Gambian folklore. In old age, the soft core of the trunk of the tree gets eaten away by insects leaving a massive cavity. These cavities are believed to be the dwelling places for spirits, and mothers therefore warn their children to steer away from old baobab trees, especially at dusk.

The boabab tree symbolises strength and resilience rooted in tradition and culture; values with which the Club elects to associate itself.

Flanking the baobab on both sides of the banner is the palm tree, out of which palm oil is extracted.

The emblem for the Club’s banner was designed by Momodou Ceesay, of Kayor Gallery, a Charter member, and a well-known Gambian artist, who later emigrated to the U.S. A.