Executives Team

Amadou Kaba, President

Amadou Kaba is currently the President of G.I.S.S.T. and has been involved with the organization since the beginning of this organization in 2005. Prior to being elected President, Amadou Kaba served as State Representative and coach of Michigan. He also served as the General Secretary the Secretary of Discipline, the Secretary of Organization for many previous boards.

Amadou Kaba has had the opportunity to leave in Guinea and coached so many such as “Etoile of Guinea”, “University of Conakry”, and “Girondins of Bonfi”

Pathe Bah, General Secretary

Pathe Bah is currently the General Secretary of G.I.S.S.T. and has been with the organization since 2005. Prior to serving the current board, Pathe Bah served the previous board as the Secretary of Organization and General Secretary.  Pathe Bah has served as Coach and State Representative of New York for years.

Tamsir Camara, General Secretary 

Tamsir Camara is the active General Secretary of G.I.S.S.T. after served as Secretary of Organization. Tamsir Camara first experienced the tournament in 2005 at Atlanta, then participate as player in 2007 and 2008 for Washington DC.

He got involved in organizing the very successful edition in 2012 at Washington DC. Tamsir Camara is also the founding member of Washington DC Federation which he led as 1st President from 2012 to 2017 and still General Secretary up to date. He has helped and led to organize the 2015 and 2018 editions at Washington DC with outstanding results.

Lamine Keita, 1st Secretary of Information and Communication

Lamine Keita joined the G.I.S.S.T.  in 2007 at Washington DC along with the Connecticut team.

In this same year, he was elected 2nd treasurer of the G.I.S.S.T. to 2011.

From 2011 to 2020, he served as 1st and 2nd Secretary of Discipline of the G.I.S.S.T. for the 3 previous boards (From President Macky Dieng, Ben Diallo, to Amba Diallo).

Lamine Keita is by far one of the resources that has the privilege of having had the confidence of all the former Presidents for the G.I.S.S.T. and he is the only one to have served in the executive officers from 2007 to the present day. 

Ansoumane Kaba, 2nd Secretary of Information and Communication

Ansoumane Kaba first joined the G.I.S.S.T. since the first edition in 2005 at Atlanta, GA. He has participated in all the past 16 editions. Ansoumane Kaba was involved in the organization of the 1st, 9th, 12th, and 16th editions with outstanding results. Ansoumane Kaba first started serving in the board from 2018 as Secretary of Communication to today’s date. Ansoumane Kaba is also a founding member of Sily Atlanta.


Mariame Balde, Secretary of Organization

Mariame Balde is serving as the Secretary of Organization of the G.I.S.S.T. since 2020, she first joined the G.I.S.S.T. since the 12th edition in 2016 at Atlanta, GA where she served as member of the Organizing Committee with a very successful tournament.  

Gnalen Berete Secretary of External Affairs 

Gnalen Berete first joined the G.I.S.S.T. in 2022 as fan of Sily of Ohio Columbus. In 2023, she joined the executive board and served as  the Secretary of External Affairs of the G.I.S.S.T.

Fanta Diallo, Secretary of External Affairs 

Fanta Diallo first joined the G.I.S.S.T. in 2018 as served as Secretary of Organization. She is currently serving as Secretary of External Affairs since 2020.

M’Ballia Kande, Secretary of External Affairs 

M’Ballia Kande also known as Jolie first joined the G.I.S.S.T. in 2006 as fan of Sily Atlanta. From 2020 to now she is serving as the Secretary of External Affairs of the G.I.S.S.T.

Fode Drame, 1st Secretary of Discipline

Fode Drame is serving as the 1st Secretary of Discipline of G.I.S.S.T. and at the same time the 1st State Representative of the state of Tennessee. Fode Drame first joined the G.I.S.S.T. as player from 2010 to 2013 for Tennessee team. He, then retired as player and continue serving as State Representative from 2014 to today’s date. Later, he became the President of the Organizing Committee in 2019 edition in Tennessee with a very big success. He is the founding member of Tennessee Federation which he still the president as today’s date.

Aboubacar Gassama, 2nd Secretary of Discipline

Aboubacar Gassama is serving as the 2nd Secretary of Discipline of G.I.S.S.T. since 2020. Aboubacar Gassama first joined the G.I.S.S.T. in 2007 as player for the state of Connecticut all the way to 2009 the year he decided to retire as player. He also served the state of Connecticut as Team Manager from 2007 to today’s date. Aboubacar Gassama played the Guinea National Basket Team before coming to U.S.A.  

Momo Toure, Treasurer

Momo Toure is currently serving as the treasurer of the GISST since 2020.  Momo first joined the GISST in 2006 and served as player of Minnesota’s team from 2006 to Now. From 2014, Momo served as State Representative of the State of Minnesota to now. Momo is one of the veteran players of this tournament with about 15 years of participation.