The continent’s bi-annual cadet football tournament is set to begin in February 2021 in Mauritania.
The young Scorpions secured a place in the championship following their 4-3 penalty shootout win over Senegal in a final played in Thies, last month.
Coach Matarr Mboge and his team require adequate preparations to perform extremely well in the tournament.
The Gambia previously qualified for Africa U-20 Youth Championship twice in their history in 2007 and 2011 respectively.
The young Scorpions won bronze medal in the 2007 Africa U-20 Youth Championship after thrashing Zambia 3-1 in the third- place play off.
Meanwhile, The Gambia qualified for FIFA U-20 World Cup once in their history in 2007 hosted in Canada but were eliminated in the second round after slipping to Austria 2-1.
The 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One League Champions Fortune FC on Friday defeated division one league selection team 2-0 in a warm up match played at the Independence Stadium in Bakau, as the 2021-2022 CAF Champions League preliminary qualifiers draws nearer.
Sukuta will tomorrow, Saturday, welcome Gunjur in Group B fixture of the 2021-2022 West Coast Region zonal football tournament at the Dembadou Mini Stadium at 4 p.m.
PSV Wellingara on Monday defeated Medical FC 2-1 in their week-twelve clash of the 2021-2022 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League played at the Real de Banjul Football Field.
The Gambia U-20 team players have written their names in the history books of the Confederation of African Football tournament after booking their place in the final of this year Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt without conceding a single goal in five matches.
