The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has temporally approved the country's biggest football arena to welcome the Scorpions and Somalia qualifier clash following the completion of renovation works.
The Independence Stadium will accommodate only thirteen to fourteen thousand spectators for The Gambia and Somalia 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match.
Gaffer Jonathan Mckinstry and his Scorpions charges will try hard to make Gambian football fans happy in their opening qualifier match against the Somalians.
The Gambia have failed to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations hosted in Morocco, after finishing third-place in Group A of the continent's biggest football showpiece qualifiers with 8 points in six group matches.
Coach Jonathan Mckinstry will strive to qualify The Gambia to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations to be co-hosted in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
