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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Sang Ndong says no ideal draw is guaranteed for any side You must beat champions to become a champion<\/b><\/p>\n

The Technical Director of Gambian Football Federation and former national team coach Sang Ndong has said the country should go into tomorrow\u2019s Afcon draw with high spirit preparation to take on any team that comes out of the bag. \u201cThough I would ideally wish we do not meet a very difficult side among the big boys in Pot Numbers 1, 2, or 3, I still think our mentality should be that to become a champion you must beat a champion- meaning we should be ready to take on any side we find in our group,\u201d Ndong, also a former long term international goalkeeper said.<\/p>\n

Asked what should be the country\u2019s priority after the draw. Sang said as far as technical preparations are concerned, that has been ongoing since the qualifiers where the national team fought hard battles in a tough group to survive. \u201cAll that journey is part of the technical preparations because ultimately we were fighting to qualify. I think after tomorrow\u2019s draw, we will all have an idea as to how to go about with the logistics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The draw for the Afcon 2023 will take place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Thursday with 24 teams including The Gambia in the draw.<\/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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