The
Gambian scouting delegation was among the watching crowd at KAA Gent’s Ghelamco
Arena as Scorpions captain Omar Colley gave a masterclass performance in Genk’s
incredible 5-2 win in the first leg of their Europa League last 16 clash on
Thursday.
Colley,
who goes by his sobriquet OJ, was a mainstay in the Genk defence and Sang Ndong
would be proud with what he had seen from the former Real de Banjul and
Wallidan prodigy.
The
former African U-17 champion scored just past the half-hour mark with a header
from a corner kick to restore his side’s lead after Gent had pulled them back
at 1-1.
Genk,
ex-team of former Gambian international Seyfo Solley, will now host Gent at
their Luminus Arena in the second and deciding leg of the all-Belgian affair
next Thursday with one foot firmly into the last eight of the competition.
Gent
face a somehow insurmountable battle, needing a 4-0 win to advance but
Barcelona’s unbelievable comeback against PSG is a reminder that nothing is
impossible in football, thus Genk cannot be complacent.
The
Gambian scouting delegation, that also include The Gambia Football Federation’s
second vice president and head of Competitions
Department, Ebou Faye, is now expected to travel to France and then to England
where they will scout regulars Modou Barrow and Mustapha Carayol in the
Championship.
The
team will make further stops in Italy, Germany, and Spain where they will scout
Gambian players and also to personally enjoin them to commit their
international future to The Gambia National Football Team.
GFF
President Lamin Kabba Bajo congratulated Omar Colley for the heroic
performance, describing it as a good omen for the scouting team.
He
further reaffirmed his unqualified commitment to the development of football in
The Gambia at both national team and domestic league levels across the various
categories.
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