Scorpions Coach Tom Saintfiet has yesterday announced his final 28-man squad for the Gambia’s maiden AFCON tournament which gets underway next month.
The 28-man squad selected to represent the Gambia at the Afcon tournament in Cameroon are:
Goalkeepers are: Baboucarr Gaye, Sheikh Sibi and Modou Jobe. The defenders are: Pa Modou Jagne, Omar Colley, James Gomez, Noah Sonko Sundberg, Buba Sanneh, Ibou Touray and Saidy Janko. Midfielders are: Muhammed Mbye, Ebrima Sohna, Dawda Ngum, Sulayman Marreh, Ebrima Darboe, Yusupha Bobb, Ebou Adams, Musa Barrow, Ablie Jallow and Bubacarr ‘Steve’ Trawally. Strikers are: Ebrima Colley, Lamin Jallow, Buba Jobe, Assan Ceesay, Muhammed Badamosi, Modou Barrow, Dembo Darboe and Yusupha Njie.
The team will now leave for Qatar for a pre-tournament camp that begins next week. There will be two test matches for the Scorpions against the reigning Afcon title holders Algeria and Syria on 1st and 5th January respectively, with both matches to be played in Doha.
The Scorpions will then fly to Cameroon on 7th January, 2022