Scorpions to know Afcon qualifying opponents on 19 April 2022

By Arfang M.S. Camara

The Gambia Senior National team (Scorpions) will know its Africa Cup of Nations qualifying opponents on Tuesday, 19 April 2022, when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) holds the draw for the Group Stages of the Afcon tournament proper in Ivory Coast at 5:30pm.

The African football governing body, CAF, made the announcement over the weekend, adding that instead of four, two matches of the qualifiers will now be played in June and another double header will be played in September before it rounds up in March 2023.

The Gambia, who finished sixth at the Afcon tournament in Cameroon edition, will enter the draw in Pot 3.

Meanwhile, Scorpions of The Gambia made it to the qualifiers group stage after defeating Chad 2-1 on aggregate during the preliminary double-legged ties last month.