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Gambia local based team leave for Senegal today ahead of Gabon brawl

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Lamin Darboe The Point
Feb 26, 2025, 1:05 PM 1 min read
Gambia local based team leave for Senegal today ahead of Gabon brawl

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The Gambia local based team will today, Wednesday, 26th February 2025 leave Banjul for Thies, Senegal ahead of their crunch CHAN qualifiers against Gabon.

The home based Scorpions will lock horns with the Gabonese in their first-leg qualifier match on Friday 28 February 2025 at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies.

Coach Alagie Sarr is set to travel to Thies, Senegal with twenty-three (23) players for his side’s crucial qualifier encounter against the Gabonese.

The home based Scorpions will hold series of training sessions in Senegal to prepare themselves ready for the Gabonese match.

Coach Alagie Sarr and his home based Scorpions will try hard to overcome Gabon in their first-leg qualifier match to edge closer to qualify for the next round of the CHAN qualifiers.

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