The Baby Scorpions thrashed The Gambia U-15 team 3-0 in their final warm up match played at the National Technical Training Centre in Old Yundum on Tuesday before travelling to Senegal for the sub-regional junior biggest football showpiece.
The Gambia U-17 team will use the upcoming days to prepare themselves physical fit for their clash with the Guineans.
Coach Yahya Manneh and his Baby Scorpions charges will contend to win all their group matches to cruise to the semi-finals of the 2024 WAFA Zone A U-17 football tournament.
The Gambia won the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations trophy twice in 2005 and 2009 respectively.
The Baby Scorpions qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup twice in 2005 and 2009 respectively.
Meanwhile, Coach Yahya Manneh has named his final twenty man- squad for the 2024 WAFU Zone A U-17 football tournament.
The players selected for the sub-regional junior biggest football championship are:
Fallou Mbye-Saint Joseph UBS
Momodou Kuyateh-LK Sabiji UBS
Mbemba Jammeh-New Yundum UBS
Abdou Wadou Sarr-KGH Sports FA
Modou Mboob-Unus English School
Fabakary Suso-Universal FA
Kawsu Sanneh-Presentation School
Muhammed Danso-KGH Sports FA
Sambou Janneh-New Yundum UBS
Bakary Badjie-Jarisu FA
Alagie Baba Leigh-Etoile Lusitane FA
Karamo Danso-Tahir SSS
Samboujang Daffeh-Farafenni SSS
Ahmed Njundu Kanyi-Sporting Supreme FC
Bubacarr Suso-Tahir SSS
Francis Gomez-Sibanor Utd
Ismaila Sonko-Nasirr SSS
Abdou Karim Sarr-Saint Joseph UBS
Adama Sonko-Saint Augustine UBS
Bakary Jammeh-Brikama UBS
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Publish date : 2024-10-17 11:30:10
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