Women’s League Division One enters week-two
Mar 25, 2021, 12:01 PM
The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) women’s league one will enters week-two this weekend with interesting and exciting fixtures.
The camp will be the final one before the pre-AFCON training camp ahead of the biannual continental showpiece event.
The delayed AFCON gets underway in Cameroon on January 9 with debutants Gambia grouped against Tunisia, Mali and Mauritania.
Two players missed out from the group that participated in last month’s camp in Morocco in Modou Barrow and Bubacarr Jobe for quarantine rules and work permit issues respectively. Hamza Barry remains a long-term absence as he continues his recovery from a serious injury.
In their places is the return of FC Spezia’s wing wizard Ebrima Colley who recovered from the injury that ruled him out of the aforesaid camp. Colley is in great form for his Italian Serie A side and his inclusion will offer the Belgian coach a lot of pace and trickery on the right side of midfield. Mohammed Mbye has also been recalled.
The All Whites, twice World Cup finalists in 1982 and 2010 in South Africa, are 111 on the current FIFA Rankings, 36 places above The Gambia who are 147.
They are hoping to make another appearance in Qatar in 2022.
The players selected for the training camp in Dubai are:
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Strikers
Source: GFF
The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) women’s league one will enters week-two this weekend with interesting and exciting fixtures.
Bombada on Thursday slipped to Latrikunda United 2-0 in their opening fixture of the 2022-2023 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League played at the Brikama Box Bar Mini Stadium.
Gambian striker, Alfusainey Gassama scored a brace during Kelantan United 3-2 away win over Negri Sembilan in their week seven fixture of the Malaysian Premier League (Second Division) played at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium on Friday.
Real de Banjul have returned to winning ways, while Fortune FC were held to a draw during their week twenty-four fixtures of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) First Division League played on Wednesday.