The Baby Scorpions hammered Somalia 5-1 in their second Group C fixture played at the El Abdi Stadium on Friday.
The Gambia and Somalia both required the maximum points to bolster their hopes of cruising to the quarter-finals of the continent’s cadet biggest football showpiece after losing to Senegal and Tunisia in their opening group matches.
The Baby Scorpions dominated the match and crafted many goal scoring opportunities.
Alieu Drammeh opened the scores for The Gambia in the 4th minute of the match from the penalty spot after Alagie Baba Leigh was brought down inside the eighteen yard-box.
Drammeh extended The Gambia’s lead in the 16th minute of the match from an excellent strike.
Bisenty Mendy scored the third goal for the Baby Scorpions in the 48th minute of the match.
Somalia pulled back one goal in the 52nd minute of the match, which eventually proved to be a consolation for them.
Alieu Drammeh netted the fourth goal for The Gambia in the 76th minute of the match from a glancing header.
Bisenty Mendy scored the fifth goal for the Baby Scorpions in the 88th minute of the match thus the match ended 5-1 in favour of The Gambia.
The Gambia now occupy third-place in Group C of the 2025 Total Energies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations with 3 points after two group matches.
Somalia still sit bottom-place in Group C of the continent’s cadet biggest football showpiece without a point in two group outings.
Meanwhile, Tunisia drew goalless with Senegal in the other Group C match played on Friday.
Tunisia lead Group C of the 2025 Total Energies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations with 4 points after winning one match and drawing one.
Senegal sit second-place in Group C of the continent’s cadet biggest football fiesta with 4 points after winning one match and drawing one.
