Gambia national under-20 football team

Gambia national under-20 football team is the U-20 football team of the Gambia and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation. It serves as the youth team and feeder team of the Gambia national football team.[1][2] The are nicknamed The Young Scorpions.[3][4][5][6]

Gambia U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Young Scorpions
AssociationGambia Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachThe Gambia Abdoulie Bojang
CaptainAlagie Saine
FIFA codeGAM
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2007)
Best resultRunners-up (2023)
WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament
Appearances3 (first in 2018)
Best resultChampions, 2018, 2020
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2007)
Best resultRound of 16 (2007)

Home stadium

Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau, Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for music concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 30,000 people.[7]

Honours

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Pa Ebou Dampha (2003-03-29)29 March 2003 (aged 19) The Gambia Waa Banjul
2 2DF Ba Lamin Sowe (2003-12-01)1 December 2003 (aged 19) Spain Tenerife
3 2DF Sainey Sanyang (2003-04-18)18 April 2003 (aged 19) The Gambia Hawks
4 2DF Alagie Saine (captain) (2003-01-20)20 January 2003 (aged 20) Denmark Horsens
5 2DF Dembo Saidykhan (2004-01-20)20 January 2004 (aged 19) The Gambia Steve Biko
6 3MF Mahmudu Bajo (2004-08-15)15 August 2004 (aged 18) Spain Granada
7 3MF Bailo Bah (2003-03-04)4 March 2003 (aged 19) The Gambia Hawks
8 4FW Salifu Colley (2003-10-13)13 October 2003 (aged 19) The Gambia Real de Banjul
9 4FW Mansour Mbye (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20) The Gambia Banjul United
10 3MF Kajally Drammeh (2003-10-10)10 October 2003 (aged 19) South Africa Cape Town City
11 4FW Ismaila Manneh (2004-02-02)2 February 2004 (aged 19) The Gambia Steve Biko
12 3MF Momodou Salieu Jallow (2004-01-09)9 January 2004 (aged 19) The Gambia Waa Banjul
13 3MF Haruna Rasid Njie (2005-09-23)23 September 2005 (aged 17) The Gambia Gunjur United
14 3MF Muhammed Sawaneh (2003-12-30)30 December 2003 (aged 19) Senegal Teungueth
15 2DF Moses Jarju (2003-10-05)5 October 2003 (aged 19) Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr
16 2DF Bakary Jawara (2003-04-02)2 April 2003 (aged 19) The Gambia Fortune
17 3MF Alieu Gibba (2004-01-06)6 January 2004 (aged 19) The Gambia Real de Banjul
18 1GK Ebrima Jaiteh (2004-12-19)19 December 2004 (aged 18) The Gambia TMT FA
19 4FW Ebrima Singhateh (2003-09-10)10 September 2003 (aged 19) Czech Republic Slavia Prague
20 4FW Adama Bojang (2004-05-28)28 May 2004 (aged 18) The Gambia Steve Biko
21 4FW Mamin Sanyang (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 20) Germany Bayern Munich II
22 1GK Youkasseh Sanyang (2004-01-06)6 January 2004 (aged 19) The Gambia Steve Biko
23 3MF Muhammed Jobe (2004-05-26)26 May 2004 (aged 18) The Gambia Real de Banjul
24 2DF Mamadou Bah (2003-12-05)5 December 2003 (aged 19) The Gambia Team Rhino
25 4FW Modou Lamin Marong (2005-11-27)27 November 2005 (aged 17) Angola Interclube

Head coach: Abdoulie Bojang [8][9]

See also

References
  1. "Gambia [U20] - Players and coaches from A-Z". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  2. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Gambia U-20 coach M'Boge: We call it 'the group of life'". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  3. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Gambia coach M'Boge hopes for one last dance for the Young Scorpions". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. "Young Scorpions Mentally and Physically Preparing for WAFU, Says Marr". The Chronicle Gambia. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. "Young Scorpions (U20) Archives - Page 7 of 25". THE GFF | Official Website. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  6. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Ghana v Gambia – Black Satellites to confirm, Young Scorpions for a surprise". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  7. "Gambia National Stadium". Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  8. "Gambia Unveils 25-Man Squad for U-20 AFCON". Gambia Football Federation. 9 February 2023.
  9. "GAMBIA" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 13 February 2023.
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