Ahead
of the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin, The Gambia
Head Coach Sang Ndong has named a 24-man squad.
The
Scorpions will face their West African neighbours in the opening Group D clash
in Benin on June 11, with kick-off scheduled for 4pm local time (3pm in The
Gambia).
The
squad predominantly features those that had a successful outing in the recent
2-1 win over Central Africa Republic in a FIFA friendly played in March. Modou
Barrow and Mustapha Carayol grabbed the goals to cap off a vibrant team
display. Following the victory, the Scorpions rose 13 places in the FIFA
rankings and will now look to build on that momentum to make a positive start
to the qualifiers. The long campaign ends in November 2018 with the top team in
each group and the three best runners-up across all the groups booking a ticket
to the 2019 finals to be hosted by AFCON 2017 champions Cameroon. The Gambia is
grouped alongside Algeria, Togo as well as opening opponents Benin.
The
Gambia are finalising a training camp in Ghana prior to the match, with plans
to face the Black Stars in a friendly encounter before departing for Benin.
Scorpions
24-man squad:
Goalkeepers:
Modou JOBE (ASC Linguère, Senegal), Baboucarr GAYE (Arminia Bielefeld,
Germany), Alagie Nyabally (Real de Banjul, The Gambia)
Defenders:
Dawda Ngum (FC Rosengård, Sweden), Simon Richter (FC Roskilde, Denmark), Pa
Modou Jagne (FC Sion, Switzerland), John Bass (Brikama United, The Gambia),
Mamadou Danso (Kelantan FA, Malaysia), Bubacarr Sanneh (AC Horsens, Denmark),
Omar Colley (KRC Genk, Belgium), Mass Manga (Hawks FC, The Gambia)
Midfielders:
Sulayman Marreh (Granada Cf, Spain), Gregory Sambou (Ports Authority Fc, The
Gambia), Tijan Jaiteh (Bnei Yehuda, Israel), Hamza Barry (Hadjuk Split,
Croatia), Alasana Manneh (Fc Barcelona, Spain), Modou Barrow (Swansea City,
England), Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest, England), Bully Drammeh (Real De
Banjul), Sainey Sambou (Brikama United, The Gambia)
Forwards:
Yusupha Njie (Fus Rabat, Morocco), Ali Sowe (Vibonese, Italy), Lamin Jallow
(Trapani, Italy), Bubacarr Trawally (Yanbian Funde, China). Source: Gff
