The junior Scorpions defeated Burkina Faso U-23 team 1-0 in their first-leg qualifier tie played in Benin on Wednesday, thanks to striker Momodou Bojang’s strike from the penalty spot in the second half of the match after prolific striker Lamin Jarju was brought down inside the eighteen yard-box to earn The Gambia U-20 team a slender win over Burkina Faso.
The Gambia U-23 team will brawl to beat Burkina Faso U-23 team in their second-leg clash on Wednesday 27th September 2022 in Morocco to complete a binary over the young Stallions in the 2023 Africa U-23 Championship qualifiers.
Burkina Faso U-23 team will affray to thump The Gambia U-23 team in their second-leg fixture on Wednesday 27th September 2022 to sail to the next round of the 2023 Africa U-23 Championship qualifiers.
The winner between The Gambia U-23 and Burkina Faso will face Senegal U-23 team in the second round of the 2023 Africa U-23 Championship qualifiers.