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Scorpions eye 3rd victory in 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers

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Author: Lamin Darboe The Point
Oct 27, 2026, 2:52 PM 2 min read
Scorpions eye 3rd victory in 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers

Scorpions eye 3rd victory

The Gambia senior national team are eyeing for their third victory in the 2027 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The Scorpions will play away to Ivory Coast in their third Group C fixture on 11th November 2026 in Abidjan after beating Somalia and Ghana in their two opening qualifier matches played last month.

The Gambia beat Somalia 2-1 in their opening qualifier match played at the Independence Stadium, thanks to goals from Ebrima Colley and Muhammed Badamosi during the match.

The Scorpions thrashed Ghana 4-2 in their second grouop match played at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Muhammed Badamosi, Omar Colley and Ebrima were all on the score sheet for The Gambia during the match.

The Gambia currently sit second-place in Group C of the 2027 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with 6 points after winning their two opening group matches.

The Scorpions will scuffle to grab positive against Ivory Coast to fancy their chances of qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.

Meanwhile, Ivory Coast currently lead Group C of the continent's biggest football showpiece qualifiers with 6 points after winning their two opening group matches.

Ivory Coast thumped Ghana 2-0 in their opening qualifier match played in Abidjan before smashing Somalia in their second qualifier match played in Mogadishu.

Ghana and Somalia are both without a point in Group C of the 2027 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after losing their two opening group matches.

 The Black Stars will host Somalia in their third group C match on 12th November 2026 at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Ghana will battle to beat Somalia to bounce back in the 2027 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after losing to Ivory Coast 2-0 and The Gambia 4-2 last month.

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