Wallidan FC clinched their 15th GFA Division One league title last evening by beating Hawks 3-1 in a nail-biting finale to the most thrilling Gambian league title battle in years at the Independence Stadium.

 Pushed to the wire by both Samger and Hawks , Wallidan claimed their first title since 2005 by two points after their close contenders, Samger, were held to a 1-1 draw by Steve Biko in their final match at the Serrekunda West Mini-stadium.

Goals by Yunusa Jallow, George Cole and Ebrima Sonko were enough to consign the Serrekunda East side to a runners-up berth.

As admitted by Hawks coach Sang Ndong, Wallidan, who also have 15 FA Cup titles to their name, were the better side and they deserved the victory.

“We were just chasing shadows and we didn’t deserve to win today. We just have to congratulate Wallidan for the victory because they played extremely well,” half-happy coach Sang Ndong told Observer Sports shortly after the final whistle.