The Gambia U-20 on Tuesday went to camp at the National Technical Training Center at Yundum ahead of their crunch women’s world cup tie against Burkina Faso.
According to the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) the game will be played behind closed doors.
The Gambia women’s U-20 will play Burkina Faso in two-legged encounter.
The women’s U-20 will host Burkina Faso in Banjul on 24th of September, 2021 with the second leg billed for 8 October, 2021, in Ouagadougou.
Speaking to Pointsports, assistant head coach, Chorro Mbenga said the preparation is at high gear, adding that they have been training for almost two months.
“Honestly the team was a raw team but during the past two months, we have definitely been working hard. We have confident that they will deliver as expected,” she said.
Ebou Faye, manager of the Independence Stadium has stated that issues stated by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) which resulted in the ban of the stadium from hosting CAF A Type competition requires major (capital) investment.
Gambia’s Coach Tom Sainfiet has hailed his Scorpions players for the fighting spirit and resilience shown during their encounter against Mali.
Ebrima Singhateh and Mamin Sanyang have both joined The Gambia U-20 team in Mendoza, Argentina ahead of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Busumbala Sanjonding and Tujereng United are currently leading their respective groups of the 2023 West Coast Regional Third Division League campaign.
