{"id":30322,"date":"2023-02-22T14:54:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/young-scorpions-open-u-20-afcon-with-1-0-win-against-tunisia"},"modified":"2023-02-22T16:33:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T16:33:55","slug":"young-scorpions-open-u-20-afcon-with-1-0-win-against-tunisia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/young-scorpions-open-u-20-afcon-with-1-0-win-against-tunisia","title":{"rendered":"Young Scorpions Open U-20 AFCON With 1-0 Win Against Tunisia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Gambian U-20, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, won their first game with a goal to nil against the Tunisian side in the U-20 African Cup of Nations tournament that just got underway in Egypt.<\/b><\/p>\n

The young Scorpions Captain, Alagie Saine, scored the winning goal in the 85th minute of the game to earn the Gambian side the maximum 3 points, and the scorpion\u2019s Captain Man of the Match (MOTM) award.<\/p>\n

\u201cMahmudu Bajo and Ba Lamin Sowe both tried from a distance but saw their efforts flew wide. After the break, both coaches brought in fresh legs. Hawks left-back, Sainey Sanyang, clipped the ball in from the left, and Haruna Rashid Njie hesitantly headed it over the crossbar in the 72nd minute.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2021 bronze medalists took the lead at the Alexandria Stadium when AC Horsens\u2019 central defender rose high in the box to thump in a header from Sanyang\u2019s delivery in the 85th minute of the game to earn the all-important points. Saine also won the MOTM award, something very familiar with this team,\u201d GFF wrote on their Facebook page.<\/p>\n

The last time the Young Scorpions scored in their opening fixture at this tournament was their debut campaign in Brazzaville in 2007.<\/p>\n

Gambia now takes on Zambia on Friday evening in their second Group C game.<\/p>\n

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

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