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Gambia held by Bissau in friendly

Jul 3, 2017, 10:11 AM

The Gambia home based national team played out a goalless draw against Guinea-Bissau in a friendly international at the Independence Stadium in Bakau on Saturday.

The warm up for the Local Based Team was in preparation for the Gambia’s first leg African Nations Championship Kenya 2018 (CHAN) qualifier match at home to Mali slated for July 15.

The Gambia will continue to hone the skills of the CHAN team by making a return leg warm up to Bissau next weekend ahead of hosting Mali at its competitive qualifier in Banjul.

As part of the team’s technical preparation at home, the CHAN team has moved their local training to the Independence Stadium in Bakau on a daily basis at 4pm.