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The draw for the continent’s cadet biggest football showpiece will be held in Cairo, Egypt at 11.45 GTM.
Sixteen (16) countries are set to participate in the continent’s junior biggest football fiesta.
Coach Yahya Manneh and his Baby Scorpions charges will pray to avoid heavy-weights such as Morocco, Senegal and Mali during the draw.
The 2025 Total Energies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations is set to begin on 30th March to 19th April 2025.
The Gambia qualified for the continent’s cadet biggest football showpiece after the addition of participating countries from twelve (12) countries to sixteen (16) by Confederation of African Football (CAF).
It could be recalled that the Baby Scorpions won U-17 Africa Cup of Nations trophy twice in 2005 and 2009 after defeating Ghana and Algeria in the finals.
The Gambia qualified for FIFA U-20 World Cup twice in 2005 and 2009 respectively.