Real de Banjul Football Club is pleased to announce that midfielder Foday Darboe has signed for Sur Sports Club in the Oman Professional League (top-tier league) on a free transfer.

Foday who has always given everything in the heart of the City Boys’ midfield and played a key role to help the club clinch back-to-back title winning seasons have left to Oman, where he signs his second professional contract.

Foday Darboe had this to say after completing his move to Sur SC: “I am excited for this new challenge in Oman. It’s the second time I am leaving the Gambia to sign a professional contract, my first one didn’t go well but hopefully this time it goes well for me. I will do everything I can to play a big part in my new club’s success and grow as a player. Having this opportunity might have been difficult if not for Real de Banjul so, I am grateful to the club and I want to thank the management, coaches and my teammates and fans of the club who have always been my family and will be forever be. I wish Real de Banjul all the best in the coming season and the future”.

Club President William Abraham said that: “This transfer for Foday Darboe came about through the agent who approached and informed us about a transfer for him as the agent, was agent of the coach when he took him to Bangladesh. Foday is at an age where he knows it’ll be really difficult to secure a move to Europe as we all know Europeans look at the ages between 18-20 to sign players.”

Abraham added: “He was once in Denmark and Estonia where opportunities were for him but sadly couldn’t work out and he came back home to help us achieve our back to back league titles. So we feel this is a move for him where he can go better his career and life as the salary he’ll be getting there we can’t offer that to him here. So it’s good he goes, make a living and help his family which is why we let him go for free. As a club we wish him well and appreciate all the years he spent with us and helping us achieve titles.”

Everyone at Real de Banjul wishes Foday Darboe all the best in Oman, his football career and life.