Young Scorpions captain Alagie Saine guided his team to the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday following their 2-0 victory over Zambia.
The former Falcons FC skipper was named TotalEnergies Man of the Match following their victory over the Young Copper Bullets.
He scored the winner to send The Gambia to their second consecutive appearance in the last eight of the tournament.
The new AC Horsens recruit says the West Africans wanted to be in control of their destiny ahead of Friday’s match Chisi Mbewe’s Young Copper Bullets.
Cape Town City winger Kajally Drammeh fired the WAFU- A runners-up into the lead before Saine slotted home his spot kick nine minutes from to secure top spot in Group C.
“Credit goes to the whole team,” Saine told journalists after being named the Man of the Match for the second match.
“We wanted to have our destiny in our hands. It is an extraordinary opportunity to wear this jersey.”