It took place at the Gambia Olympic House, located in capital city Banjul, and was attended by a host of participants.

The course, led and by directed by Ebou Joof and Lamin Sanneh, featured discussions on a range of topics including fair play, value, ethics and challenges faced by sporting administrators in the African nation.

Other items on the agenda were women in sport, leadership, sports financing, sports medicine and doping.

It represented the first time such a course has been staged in the country and Sanneh thanked those who took part, acknowledging it was a key step in moving towards better governance and enhance sporting development in The Gambia.

“The primary objectives of any good sports administrator is the development of the athletes,” he added.

GNOC administrative officer Muhammed K. Janneh also heralded the course, which provided the participants with the necessary skills and tools to change the way sport is managed in the African nation.

Peter Prom, secretary general of GNOC, admitted a lack of knowledge was one of the main problems for Gambian sport but that the course would help “draw up a new era of collaboration” between their National Sports Associations.

Following the end of the intensive five-day programme, every participant was given an International Olympic Committee (IOC) sanctioned certificate.

Gambia sent two athletes to the London 2012 Olympic Games and they are still searching for their first Olympic medal.

Sprinters Suwaibou Sanneh and Saruba Colley were the two to represent the country at the Games four years ago.