Gambia
senior national team; the Scorpions will play away to the panthers of Gabon in
Franceville City on March 26 when the Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon
2021qualifiers returns in the coming
weeks.
Following
the release of a provisional list of 35 players at the beginning of the week,
coach Saintfiet disclosed that the squad list would be trimmed down to 23 in
two weeks time.
According
to Saintfiet, the Scorpions will fly out to Gabon on the 23 March with the
first training session to be held a day after arrival in Franceville.
“The team will arrive late on Monday but will
train on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 2”, Saintfiet noted.
The match is scheduled to take place at the
Stade De-La Renovation in Franceville City on Thursday 26 March at 20:00hrs 7pm
in Banjul.
Franceville
is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of around 110,568
people.
It lies on the River Mpassa and at the end of
the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road.
According
to the Belgian tactician, Scorpions will return to Banjul on 27 March for the
second-leg on Monday 30 March, at the Independence Stadium in Bakau at
16:30hrs.
Gambia is currently leading group D of the
qualifiers with 4 points joint with Gabon but on a better goal difference +2.
DR
Congo and Angola are trailing on 3rd and 4th with the latter on zero point.
Source-GFF
