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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>With the African Under -20 football championship only a month away in Cairo Egypt, the Gambian contingent is counting down the clock with intense preparations.<\/b><\/p>\n

Coach Aboulie Bojang, a former Gambian international, started out with a large contingent that he is soon expected to trim to a final list. The competition, also called the African youth championship is the second most coveted football event on the continent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Young Scorpions coach is also looking forward to inviting a few foreign based additions as re-enforcement to the crop of local players, team Manager Pa Suwareh Faye said in a positing on the GFF Facebook page yesterday. He noted with joy that the support from the GFF is overwhelming in providing logistics in the local preparation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, press has reliably learnt that the team will hold a week- long camp in Morocco ahead of the tourney in Eqypt.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. With the African Under -20 football championship only a month away in Cairo Egypt, the Gambian contingent is counting down the clock with intense preparations. Coach Aboulie Bojang, a former Gambian international, started out with a large contingent that he is soon expected to trim to a final list. 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