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Football: Tujereng win West Coast Region Zonal Super Cup

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Tujereng won the Gambia’s West Coast Region Zonal Super Cup by beating Lamin 5-4 on penalties after a goalless draw. Despite an expulsion, the winners received 50,000 dalasis against Lamin’s 40,000, Gambiana reports.

Tujereng Zone won the West Coast Region of Gambia’s Zonal Super Cup by beating defending champions Lamin 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Reduced to 10 players for the final half-hour after Ebrima Sey was sent off in the 60th minute for a second yellow card, Tujereng held out until the penalty shootout, Gambiana reports.

Tujereng received 50,000 dalasis, while Lamin received 40,000 dalasis as runners-up. The winning club also lifted the West Coast Region Zonal Super Cup trophy, according to Gambiana.

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