Gambia National Women’s Scorpions arrived in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday morning where they are schedule for Africa Women’s Cup of Nations Qualifier to Nigeria’s Super Falcons slated for Monday 11th June at the Agege Stadium in Lagos.
The Gambia travels to Lagos with a slender one nil defeat to Africa’s reigning champions after the Super Falcons narrowly beat the Women’s Scorpions by the narrowest of margins in the opening leg in Banjul at the second and final round of qualifiers for a spot at the Ghana 2018 edition.
Meanwhile social media reports intimating that the Gambian girls have been denied entry into their dressing rooms at training on Sunday afternoon have been proven to be false and erroneous.
Speaking to GFF Women’s Football Co-coordinator Sainey Sissohore at the team’s hotel in Lagos, the girls are all fine and virtually all logistics for the Gambia have been provided. ‘ We are not been denied any access. Everything is going fine and the dressing room key was given to the Protocol Officer assigned to our team but we are not been denied access to the dressing room’. According to Sainey, the Women’s Scorpions hotel in Lagos is one of the best for accommodation. ‘ The girls are in high spirit and ready for the battle today’.
Team logistics Officer Ousman Drammeh also reaffirmed that the Gambian team since arrival has not encountered any hitches as might be hinted. ‘ I have not seen a host that is more accommodating than the Nigerians. We are provided with more than expected’. He said the training went fine and the dressing room key was handed over to Head of Delegation Alagie Faye.
The Gambia plays Nigeria at the Agege Stadium in Lagos at 3pm local time in Banjul.
The winner in Monday’s match will join Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Zambia, Algeria, South Africa, Mali and hosts Ghana for the 11th edition of the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations, 2018.