The Baby Scorpions slipped to the Baby Terranga Lions 3-1 in their group phase of the 2024 WAFU Zone A U-17 football tournament played at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies.
Coach Yahya Manneh and his Baby Scorpions charges are currently training at the National Technical Training Centre in Old Yundum to prepare themselves set for the 2025 Total Energies U17 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Gambia will scuffle to conquer Senegal in their opening match to bag the maximum points before taking on Somalia and Tunisia in their second and third group matches.
The Baby Scorpions won the Total Energies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations trophy twice in 2005 and 2009 respectively.
The Gambia qualified for FIFA U-17 World Cup twice in 2005 and 2009 respectively but were eliminated in the group phase after their miserable in their group matches.
