The Young Scorpions won bronze medals in the sub-regional cadet biggest football showpiece after thrashing Guinea Conakry 3-0 in their third-place play-off match played at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Stadium on Saturday.
Coach Abdoulie Bojang and his U-20 charges failed to secure qualification to the 2024 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations after losing to Sierra Leone 3-0 in their semi-final match.
The Gambia U-20 team qualified for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in 2021 and 2023 respectively.
The Young Scorpions finished as third-place holder in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations following their 4-2 post-match penalty shootouts win over Tunisia after regulation time failed to produce a winner.
The Gambia U-20 team finished as runners-up in the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations after slipping to Senegal U-20 team 2-0 in a final played at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt.
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Publish date : 2024-10-03 11:07:38
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