The Gambia Football Federation has congratulated Atalanta forward and Gambia international Musa Barrow for his deserved nomination by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the Award of CAF Youth Player of the Year.
Barrow 21 is among Sixteen African Young players been shortlisted by the continental body for the prestigious Awards scheduled to take place in January 2020.
The GFF President Lamin Kaba Bajo said the news of Barrow’s nomination as a contender for the Youth Player Award is received with great pleasure by the football leadership. “We are so elated with his shortlisting and further congratulate him for the nomination while we do hope and pray that he wins the Award”. He said the star player is a fan favorite who dedicates so much for the National team and ” i have no doubt that he would put broad smiles on our faces for the final shortlist to the Awards”.
Barrow joined Atalanta in 2016 from Hawks FC where he played domestic League, and in his first appearance with the Serie A youth side, he scored two goals from midfield where he has been previously positioned. He later joined the first team squad in 2018 after scoring 19 goals in 15 games for the Reserved side. Barrow made his professional debut with Atalanta in a 1–0 loss to Juventus in the Copa Italia in 2018 before his Serie A debut in a 1–1 tie with Crotone on 10 February 2018. He featured for Atalanta again on 13th 2018 in an 0–0 home draw to Inter Milan.
Barrow in June 2018, scored the only goal for the Gambia U-23 in a 1–0 friendly win over Morocco in Banjul. He made his debut for the Senior National Team (Scorpions) in a 1-1 draw at home in the 2018 Afcon Qualifiers with Algeria.
The Atalanta forward is the first Gambian player to be nominated by CAF for the Award of Youth Player of the Year. Barrow is an integral member of the Gambia National Team (Scorpions), returned to his Serie A side two weeks ago following Gambia’s two all draw to the DR Congo in Banjul in Match Day Two of Afcon Qualifier where he again helped the Scorpions to reach to the summit of Group D on 4 points.
Barrow played in both of the Scorpions’ engagements where the Gambia first opened her account away to Angola in a 3-1 win over the Palancas Negras before drawing 2-2 at home to the Leopards of the DR Congo.
