Senegal and Liverpool striker, Sadio Mane, has expressed his delight with Gambia’s qualification to the African Cup of Nations finals for the first time, describing it as a historical achievement for the country.
Assan Ceesay scored the all-important goal to give the Scorpions a 1-0 win at Bakau’s Independence Stadium. With 10 points, Tom Saintfiet’s charges are now guaranteed to finish in one of the two qualification spots ahead of Monday’s dead-rubber encounter against the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa.
Writing on his Instagram, Mane, a native of Bambali, Casamance, congratulated the Scorpions and the Gambians people for the monumental achievement. “Nothing to give up and fight until the last energy. This is what The Gambia have achieved to historically qualify for a CAN final. Congratulations to the players. Scorpions and to all the Gambian people,” Mane said.
