The Young Scorpions were eliminated in the group phase of the All African Games after finishing bottom-place in Group B with a point in three group outings.
The Gambia U-20 team drew goalless with Benin in their opening group match before losing to Ghana 3-1 in their second group match.
The Young Scorpions slipped to Congo Brazzaville 2-1 in their third and final group match.
Coach Abdoulie Bojang and his Young Scorpions charges will now prepare themselves set for the upcoming WAFU zone A U-20 Youth Championship slated for later this year after their woeful performance in the All African Games, Accra 2023.
Meanwhile, The Gambia U-20 team finished as runners-up in the 2023 Total Energies Africa U-20 Youth Championship hosted in Egypt, after losing to Senegal 2-0 in a final played at the Cairo International Stadium on 11th March 2023.
The Young Scorpions were eliminated in the round of sixteen of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Argentina after slipping to Uruguay 1-0.
