Gambia national under-20 football team is the U-20
football team of
the Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
and is controlled by the
Gambia Football Federation
The Gambia Football Federation (GFF), formerly known as the Gambia Football Association, is the governing body of football in Gambia. It was founded in 1952, and affiliated to FIFA in 1968 and to CAF in 1966. It organizes the GFA League First Di ...
. It serves as the youth team and feeder team of the
Gambia national football team
The Gambia national football team represents The Gambia in men's international football and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation. Until 1965, the team and the country were known as British Gambia. The team has never qualified for the ...
. The are nicknamed ''The Young Scorpions''.
Home stadium
Independence Stadium is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
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.
Honours
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African Youth Championship:
** Bronze Medalists (2):
2007,
2021
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WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament
The WAFU Zone A U-20 Championship is an association football tournament that is contested between competition contested by national teams of Zone A of the West African Football Union. The current champions are Gambia.
Eligible participants
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:
** Winners (2):
2018
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2020
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** Bronze Medalists (1):
2019
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Current squad
Head coach:
Mattar M'Boge
Mattar M'Boge (born 21 June 1980) is a football coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Gambia national under-20 football team. He was promoted from his previous role as Head Coach of the U-17 national team to Head Coach of t ...
See also
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Gambia national football team
The Gambia national football team represents The Gambia in men's international football and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation. Until 1965, the team and the country were known as British Gambia. The team has never qualified for the ...
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Gambia women's national football team
References
Gambia national football team
African national under-20 association football teams
External links
GFFOfficial federation website
GFF- Young Scorpions
{{National sports teams of the Gambia