(Wednesday 16th October 2019 Issue)
Gambia
senior national team; the Scorpions will open their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
qualifiers group D account away to Angola on 13 November in Luanda.
Coach
Tom Saintfiet and his charges sailed to the group phase of the continent’s bi-annual
biggest football fray qualifiers following their 3-2 penalty shootout victory
over Djibouti at the Independence Stadium in Bakau on Sunday.
They
will tussle to overwhelm the Angolans in their opening match after losing to
them 3-1on aggregate in the 2022 World Cup preliminary qualifiers last month to
fancy their hopes of making their debut in the Africa Cup of Nations since its
inception in 1957.
Meanwhile,
Gambia will host Democratic Republic of Congo in their second group match on 19
November at the Independence Stadium in Bakau before playing away to Gabon on 8
September in Libreville.
Coach
Tom Saintfiet require to start preparing his team fit enough to overcome
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon to stand a better chance of
qualifying for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted in Cameroon.
