About Wallidan Football Club

Wallidan Football Club is a Gambian football club based in Banjul and Bakau. They play in the top division in Gambian football, the GFA League First Division, and are the most decorated team in the country’s football history. They play at the  Independence Stadium (Bakau) which has a capacity of 20,000.

The club is one of the most successful in the Gambia with 16 championship titles won and 24 cup titles won (the most successful in the Gambia), 39 honours in all. Wallidan has appeared several times in championships and cup matches at the continental level, more than any other Gambian club.

The club was founded after Gambian independence in 1965. Not long after, it became a registered club and played in the First Division which was then called the National Division, the only division existing at the time. In 1970, the club won their first championship, then a second in 1971. Wallidan won two consecutive titles again in 1977 which was their fifth. More champ titles were won in 1979, 1985, 1988, 1992 and 1995, two times they won two consecutive titles in 2002 and in 2005, their most recent championship title was won in 2008.

Club News

WALLIDAN MIDFIELDER ABDOULIE MANNEH SIGNS FOR SWEDISH 1ST DIVISION SIDE MJALLBY AIF

The Gambia Football Federation 1st division most clinical attacking midfielder over the past 2 seasons Abdoulie Manneh has signed for Mjallby AIF […]

WALLIDAN STAR MIDFIELDER LEAVES FOR TRIAL TO BELGIUM SIDE KMSK DEINZE

Undisputedly the best attacking midfielder in the Gambia Football Federation 1st division over the past 2 seasons by numbers has left our […]

WALLIDAN FC UNVEILS JERSEYS FOR THE 2023/2024 SEASON

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the team’s three new jerseys for the upcoming season. Our iconic home jersey retains the […]

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