No casualty was reported, but several players and officials are reported  injured in a car crash involving the Gambia Handball team over the weekend, Observer Sports has reliably gathered.

The team were on their way from the West African country, Mali, when the vehicle in which they were travelling was involved in the near fatal crash. Observer Sports could not ascertain the exact cause of the accident, but one of the victims revealed that their vehicle somersaulted three-times before finally coming to rest on its wheels.

The Gambian team were returning from the former French colony, where they took part in the Zone II under-18 handball championship, which was eventually won by Senegal after beating Guinea 25-24 in the finals, played at the sports pavilion of Modibo Kéita Stadium in Bamako on Tuesday.

The Gambian team lost to the hosts Mali 34-26 in the third place play-off. Mali and Guinea completed the group phase with six points each but Guinea had a better goal difference. The Malians also added to the bronze medal, the best goalkeeper and best referee trophies. The tournament's best player trophy went to Senegalese winger Mamadou Thioye, the scorer of Senegal's victorious goal against Guinea.