Gambia
senior national team have ended their three decades of away winless run in the
continent’s prestigious biggest football fiesta; the Africa Cup of Nations
qualifiers.
The
Scorpions came from one nil down to beat Angola 3-1 in the first-leg fixture of
the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, played in Luanda on Wednesday to
grab their first maximum points away from home in the qualifiers.
FC
Zurich forward Assan Ceesay leveled the scores for Gambia in the 17th minute of
the match before netting the second goal in the 18th minute to complete his
brace after striker Wilson Eduardo gave Angola the lead in the 3rd minute of
the match.
Combative
midfielder Sulayman Marreh scored the third goal in the dying minutes to end
Gambia’s three decades away winless sprint in the continent’s biggest football
fray qualifiers.
The
Scorpions last victory away from home in the continent’s biggest football
carnival qualifiers was in 1983 against Mauritania in Nouakchott.
