{"id":16724,"date":"2022-06-01T18:55:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T18:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/coach-saintfiet-satisfy-with-uae-draw-shift-focus-on-s-sudan-game"},"modified":"2022-06-01T19:10:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T19:10:25","slug":"coach-saintfiet-satisfy-with-uae-draw-shift-focus-on-s-sudan-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/coach-saintfiet-satisfy-with-uae-draw-shift-focus-on-s-sudan-game","title":{"rendered":"Coach Saintfiet satisfy with UAE draw, shift focus on S\/Sudan game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Coach Saintfiet made these remarks following The Gambia\u2019s 1-1 draw against the United Arab Emirate (UAE), in a game played at the Zabeel Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Ali Mabkhout gave the home side a first half lead from the penalty spot after Muhammed Sanneh was penalised for a foul. Sanneh atoned for his error with a perfect solo run and his cross was turned in by Musa Barrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time for The Gambia to secure a point against a team outside of Africa. All previous matches we played against non-African opponents, The Gambia lost them all,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are satisfied with the result even though a win was also possible. I have a mix-feeling and I am proud of the history we have recorded once more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that his side played okay and did very well during the second half, resulting to a very good goal. According to him, the game was very positive ahead of their upcoming qualifiers against South Sudan and Congo Brazzaville.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis game shows how much potential we have. The UAE team won against South Korea in the qualification. UAE is in the running for the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to win our home game against South Sudan on Saturday. We need to try and get nine points. We are not underrating any opponent but if we can steal a few points away, we will,\u201d he also said.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cLast time we qualified with nine points but this time around we need 11 or 12 points to qualify, which must be possible. Let us go with a good start as we did in 2019 against Angola.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that a good start against South Sudan in Thies, Senegal, would be very important in their quest for their second appearance in the AFCON tournament.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. Coach Saintfiet made these remarks following The Gambia\u2019s 1-1 draw against the United Arab Emirate (UAE), in a game played at the Zabeel Stadium on Sunday. Ali Mabkhout gave the home side a first half lead from the penalty spot after Muhammed Sanneh was penalised for a foul. 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