#Sports

Gambia to face Ivory Coast in World Cup qualifier

Jul 14, 2023, 1:18 PM

The Gambia senior national team has been draw against Ivory Coast, Gabon, Kenya, Burundi and Seychelles in Group F for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

The balloting for the global biggest football showpiece qualifiers was held yesterday, Thursday, 13th July 2023.

Coach Tom Saintfiet and his charges who have recently been doing well in African football will be hoping to replicate such feet and secure their first-ever World Cup appearance.

The Gambia will strive to win their qualifier matches to fancy their dreams of qualifying for their first-ever World Cup.

The Scorpions were eliminated in the preliminary round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers after slipping to Angola 3-1 on aggregate.