Match Day 3 and 4 of the qualifiers originally scheduled for March 2020 were postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, which halted many sporting activities across the globe.
The Scorpions of The Gambia were scheduled to play Gabon in a double header in March before the pandemic triggered the postponement of the qualifying campaign, but the Belgian couldn’t hide his excitement with the resumption date being confirmed.
In an interview with Esohnasports, the Scorpions head coach expressed delight with the resumption of the AFCON tournament, saying that it is just like a child who got his birthday present.
“It is a long period since last November when we had our last games. We were really preparing everything for March and Covid-19 came. It was a period with lots of insecurity, then getting the news now that there will be qualifiers in November, and some time for friendly matches in October is fantastic news, we are looking forward to that,” he said.
According to him, they have started discussing about organizing friendly matches in October to look at their opportunities and consequences. He added that one of the major problems in organizing friendly matches are how to take care of the security of players due to the covid-19.
He highlighted travel and other challenges but said they have started working on the process and are also looking forward to November matches against Gabon which could be very special for all Gambians.
The Scorpions top their Total Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 Group D with four points leveled with November’s opponents Gabon, two more than DR Congo whilst Angola are rooted at the bottom without a point.
In what most of the volleyball fans in the country have seen to be a thrilling security derby final, the Gambia Police Force (GPF) female volleyball team on Saturday beat their arch-rival the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) 3-2 in the volleyball knockout final.
Gambia Ports Authority Football Club is well-known for recruiting prominent players for The Gambia national teams.
The sport journalists of The Gambia have expressed disappointment at the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Media Department for giving directive not to allow them have access to the pitch to conduct interviews with the coaches, players and fans after the final game of the 1st Division League between the champions Fortune FC and Waa Banjul played at the Independence Stadium in Bakau on Sunday.
Gambian midfielder, Dembo Darboe scored two fantastic goals (brace) for his Belarusian First Division League side FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk during their 4-0 home win over FC Isloch in their week-three fixture of the Belarusian Premier League played at the Stadyen Shakhtsyor on Saturday.
