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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Young Scorpions captain Alagie Saine guided his team to the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday following their 2-0 victory over Zambia.<\/b><\/p>\n

The former Falcons FC skipper was named TotalEnergies Man of the Match following their victory over the Young Copper Bullets.<\/p>\n

He scored the winner to send The Gambia to their second consecutive appearance in the last eight of the tournament.<\/p>\n

The new AC Horsens recruit says the West Africans wanted to be in control of their destiny ahead of Friday\u2019s match Chisi Mbewe\u2019s Young Copper Bullets.<\/p>\n

Cape Town City winger Kajally Drammeh fired the WAFU- A runners-up into the lead before Saine slotted home his spot kick nine minutes from to secure top spot in Group C.<\/p>\n

\u201cCredit goes to the whole team,\u201d Saine told journalists after being named the Man of the Match for the second match.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to have our destiny in our hands. It is an extraordinary opportunity to wear this jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Gambia. Young Scorpions captain Alagie Saine guided his team to the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday following their 2-0 victory over Zambia. The former Falcons FC skipper was named TotalEnergies Man of the Match following their victory over the Young Copper Bullets. 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