The
Gambia are bracing up for their crunch 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
away to Cameroon on 4 September 2016, in Yaoundé.
Coach
Sang Ndong is currently preparing the local-based players who will be joined by
the foreign-based players for the crucial away tie to the Indomitable Lions,
who are already through to 2017 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted in The
Gambia after grabbing 11 points in five games in group M of the qualifiers and
will be playing for pride against the Scorpions.
The
Gambia will be hoping for revenge after losing to Cameroon 1-0 in the first-leg
tie played at the Independence Stadium
in Bakau, courtesy of FC Porto’s striker Vincent Abubakarr from Benjamin
Moukandjo’s excellent past after capitalizing on Pa Modou Jagne’s blunder to
fire home the opener, which eventually proved to be the winner for the
Indomitable Lions.
The
Scorpions will be playing for pride after occupying bottom place in group M
with only 2 points in five games after losing three games and drawing two.
Mauritania
are second place in group M with 7 points in five games and South Africa are
third with 6 points in five games.
The
Gambia are rooted at the bottom in group M with only 2 points in five games.
