The home based Scorpions drew goalless with Algeria in their crunch first-leg qualifier fixture played at the Independence Stadium in Bakau on Saturday.
Gaffer Alagie Sarr and his home based Scorpions charges need only a victory against the Algerians in their second-leg qualifier fixture to cruise to the 2025 Total Energies CHAN competition.
A defeat will see The Gambia out of the 2025 Total Energies CHAN competition qualifiers and Algeria through.
The Gambia have never qualified for the CHAN competition since the inception of the championship some years ago.
