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Women Scorpions begin training ahead of AWCON qualifiers

Aug 26, 2021, 1:21 PM

The Gambia National Women’s Team, the Queen Scorpions, began preparations for the start of the African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifiers in October 2021.

They will play Sierra Leone away in the first leg before the second and deciding match in Banjul four days later.

The winner over the two legs will play either Cameroon or the Central African Republic for a place in Morocco 2022.

In order to better prepare the team technically for the matches, Head Coach Mariama ‘Bom’ Sowe has invited a provisional list of 34 players currently training at the National Technical Training Centre (NTTC) in Old Yundum.

After three weeks, the list will be trimmed down to the players that would make up the final selection for the double legged encounter.

The players selected for the qualifiers are:

  1. Aminata Gaye
  2. Amie Jarju
  3. Neneh Jallow
  4. Fatou Lowe
  5. Meita Jallow
  6. Binta Colley
  7. Mbassey Darboe
  8. Bintou Ceesay
  9. Jabou Jobarteh
  10. Penda Bah
  11. Fatoumatta Sowe
  12. Catherine Jatta
  13. Fatou Darboe
  14. Mam Drammeh
  15. Matty Manga
  16. Henna Bah
  17. Fatou Sowe
  18. Mariama Sanyang
  19. Mariama Ceesay
  20. Ajara Samba
  21. Rohey Samba
  22. Fatou Fatty
  23. Ola Buwaro
  24. Adama Tamba
  25. Penda Colley
  26. Kaddijatou Bayo
  27. Rugie Joof
  28. Fanta Jarju
  29. Amie Sidibeh
  30. Fatou Daffeh
  31. Jalika Badjie
  32. Sunkaru Sanneh
  33. Ellen Gai
  34. Kumba Camara

Source-GFF

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