Biography of Yunusa Barry

Born sports devotee on 18 Hill Street Banjul in the winter of 1971, volleyball presidential aspirant Yunusa Barry attended Chamen Lower basic school in the NBR, and then proceeded to St Augustine’s High school where he obtained his O level in 1987 and joined GAF 2 days after he celebrated his 18th birthday January 10th 1988.
Barry 43 started playing volleyball year later after joining the army at Kundang Barracks under the command of Rtd Captain Saikou Omar Faye. He represented the Army in many national and regional competitions. In 1990 he was part of the Confederal Army team that took part in the inter service sports competition held in Senegal. 5 years later he captained the Army volleyball team that participated in the Military World Games in Italy.
He played actively in the biannual National Youth Conference Games NAYCONF for WCR and NBR. In 2001 Barry and the Army won the Volleyball regional Championship held at Zigunchor, he administered the GAF female team that won the 2012 Volleyball championship in Senegal. He backed a Level 1 (one) Volleyball coaching certificate and other national honors.
The 43 year old soldier is also an active football administrator and coach. He headed the GAF sports company for 5 years during which he was the Asst coach of the GAF 1st division team in the National league for 4 years before that he was overseeing the GAF NISA team, during his time in football he attended many coaching courses and clinics.
Furthermore, in community level Barry founded the Nema United football club in 1998, where he coaches the team for 9 years promoting them to the 2nd division in 1999. He served as a Sport Chairman in the village of Nema Kunku and also led the Nawetan committee of the village. He played an important role in the West Coast Region’s adoptive congress which was successfully held sometime last year.
He served in various departments within GAF, i.e. Communication, Sports Company, Training School and he is a member of the Combined Security Service Sports Association. Besides football and volleyball he also represented GAF in Handball and Basketball.
Yunusa Barry is currently residing at Nema Kunku village with his Wife and 6 children (3 boys 3 girls) and he is a member of GAF and presently serving the Republican National Guard and was duly elected president of Gambia Volleyball Association on June 22nd 2014.