{"id":3139,"date":"2019-11-14T17:27:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T17:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/gambia\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2019-11-14T17:27:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T17:27:57","slug":"gambia-whop-angola-to-begin-afcon-qualifiers-on-a-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-whop-angola-to-begin-afcon-qualifiers-on-a-high","title":{"rendered":"Gambia Whop Angola to Begin Afcon Qualifiers on a High"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<p>Gambia yesterday grabbed an emphatic rare away victory over Angola on a 3-1 score in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on a high.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-text-content td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<p>The Scorpions were left stunned much like they\u2019ve suffered two months ago when Angola slotted in an early opening goal.<\/p>\n<p>Right-back Nginye Faye for Gambia had lost his marker as\u00a0<i>The Antelopes\u00a0<\/i>surged into the Gambian defense to send in a cross which they powered home past a stupefied Gambian goalkeeper Modou Jobe.<\/p>\n<p>Just after five minutes, the Scorpions equalised via top scorer Assan Ceesay when returnee Modou Barrow had darted down the left flank to cross which the Zurich Gambian striker headed home for 1-1.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, a repeat of what transpired two months in Luanda in which Angola won 2-1 looked on the brink.<\/p>\n<p>However, that episode wasn\u2019t to reoccur at least by the condo shown by Gambia\u2019s Scorpions. Modou Barrow latched the ball over the head of the Angolan goalkeeper as Assan Ceesay followed up to tap into an empty box to secure the visitors a rare 2-1 away win in the first-half.<\/p>\n<p>Ablie Jallow could have secured Gambia\u2019s third having been fed by new entrant Bubacarr Trawally but the Ajaccio wide-man unbelievably powered it over the crossbar.<\/p>\n<p>Ebrima Sohna appeared to handle in the box but the referee wasn\u2019t interested in Agnola\u2019s resultant pleas for a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Angola kept pestering a retreating Gambia into a defensive formation and just when they began being completely domineering, Gambia stung back after defensive midfielder Sulayman Marreh dashed the visitors\u2019 hope with a last-gasp goal to send the West Africans into a rambunctious celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The last time Gambia garnered an away win was July this year against Guinea Conakry and Morocco in test outings prior to that was in 2010 and 2011 in friendlies against Tunisia and Gabon respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Up next for gaffer Tom Saintfiet is a home fixture with DR Congo at the Independence Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gambia yesterday grabbed an emphatic rare away victory over Angola on a 3-1 score in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on a high. 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