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Scorpions stanch to qualify for AFCON

Feb 27, 2020, 2:12 PM | Article By: Lamin Darboe

The Gambia senior national team; the Scorpions are resolute to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after topping group D of the qualifiers with 4 points in two group matches.

Coach Tom Saintfiet and his charges will play away to Gabon in their third group game on March 26 in Libreville.

A win in Libreville will increase the Scorpions chances of making their debut in the continent’s biggest fray since its inception in 1957.

Coach Saintfiet will be hoping to assemble a formidable squad against Gabon in the first-leg on March 26 in Libreville and finish the job in the second-leg on March 30 in Banjul to make their debut appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon in 2021.