Following the completion of preliminary rounds of the Afcon 2021 Qualifiers over the weekend, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced dates for the Qualifiers proper beginning in November, 2019.
The continental body has released both the classified fixtures and dates for all the eight (8) Groups of Four (4) teams. The Gambia is pitted in Group D with DR Congo, Gabon and Angola with the Scorpions first match scheduled away to Angola on the 13th November, 2019 at Estadio 11 Novembro in Luanda at 20:00hrs. The Scorpions will fly back to Banjul for their second match in the Qualifiers at home to DR Congo scheduled for the 18th November, 2019 at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.
According to CAF, Qualifiers will resume in 2020 when the Gambia plays away to Gabon in Match Day three on the 31st August in Libreville. Three more matches will be at hand for the Scorpions when they host the Panthers of Gabon later in 2020, the Leopards of DR Congo and Angola’s Palancas Negras to cap off the series for the rights to be at the Total Afcon 2021 in Cameroon.
Meanwhile the Scorpions have all left Banjul to their European bases for club duties after the Gambia edged out Djibouti 3-2 on penalties following a one all draw(2-2) on aggregate over the weekend at the return and final leg of the preliminary rounds for a spot in Group D Qualifiers proper.
