The Gambia’s WAFU Team Coach Omar Sise has finally named his 18 man squad for the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations tournament in Ghana as he continues to intensify their local training ahead of the opening kick off with hosts Ghana on September 9th in Cape Coast.
The squad is made of a mix of senior internationals, CHAN and U20 players with goalkeeper Modou Jobe the most experienced of the lot. The team will go into camp at Seaview Gardens on Monday.
The Gambia WAFU Cup of Nations tournament squad;
Goalkeepers
Modou JOBE (ASC Linguere, Senegal FC), Alagie NYABALLY (Real de Banjul FC)
Defenders
Hamidou BOJANG (ASC Linguere, Senegal), Ebrima SIDIBEH (Real de Banjul FC), Sang Pierre MENDY (ASC Diaraf, Senegal), Mbye FAYE (Real de Banjul FC), Gregory SAMBOU (GPA FC), Saikou CONTEH (ASC Diaraf, Senegal)
Midfielders
Saikou TOURAY (Marimoo FC), Matarr CEESAY (Armed Forces FC), Lamin CAMARA (Steve Biko FC), Pa Modou SOHNA (Real de Banjul FC), Gibriel SILLAH (Fortune FC), Bun SANNEH (Generation Foot, Senegal)
Forwards
Yahya NDONG (Gamtel FC), Adama JAMMEH (Armed Forces FC), Pa Omar JOBE (Real de Banjul FC), Yankuba JARJU (Real de Banjul FC)
The Junior Scorpions on Friday engaged in another warm up match with a selection from Banjul, beating the City selection 3-0 courtesy of Bun Sanneh whose effort was after a beautiful run from Gibriel Sillah around the hour mark before Saikou Touray and Baboucarr Camara came off the bench to increase the scoring.
The Gambia’s Pa Omar Jobe was guilty of several missed chances that could have comfortably put the WAFU team ahead but the hard-working striker always find the post wayward.
Nonetheless, the WAFU team ended the warm-up match with a three goal cushion at their back and will now hope to defend the win to Brikama when they take on the Brikama selection on Monday afternoon for another warm-up match.
