Head Coach of The Gambia U-20 team, Abdoulie Bojang, has revealed that his priority was to qualify the Young Scorpions to the 2027 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Bojang was speaking to journalists shortly after the Young Scorpions 1-0 win over the Young Eagles in their second Group A match played at the Stade Ouezzin Coulibaly on Sunday evening.
Bojang stated that his objective is to qualify The Gambia U-20 team to the semi-finals of the sub-regional cadet biggest football showpiece.
He further stated that they would now switch their attention to their third and final group match against Guinea Conakry.
"We are now going back to our training ground to prepare ourselves well for our third and final group match against Guinean Conakry," Coach Abdoulie Bojang said.
Meamwhile, The Gambia U-20 team have qualified for 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations hosted in Egypt but lost to Senegal U-20 team 2-0 in a final played at the Cairo International Stadium.
The Young Scorpions also qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup held Argentina but were eliminated in the round of sixteen (16) after losing to Uruguay 1-0.
