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Africa-Press<\/a> – Gambia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Young Scorpions coach Mattar M\u2019Boge, who recently won the WAFU A championship, securing a place in next year\u2019s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations finals too, has said the Gambia Football Federation and Ministry of Youth and Sports need to step up in terms of support ahead of the event, ttaking place in Mauritania next year.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old, who first won the Wafu title in Liberia in 2018 made these comments after the triumphant return of the team from Thies, Senegal.<\/p>\n

The Young Scorpions had a difficult preparation for the sub regional tournament, with plans for an international training camp and friendlies aborted for lack of funds.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou t said the next challenge was to go to the next U-20 AFCON. Now we want to challenge you as well to step up in terms of the support, because we have done what we can with what we had, even though it could still be better,\u201d the Loughborough University graduate told a news briefing at Football House.<\/p>\n

\u201cImagine if it was better, maybe we won\u2019t have needed extra time or penalties to beat the guys in the final. Maybe we would have scored more goals, but listen we\u2019re very grateful we\u2019re very appreciative because we know where we come from,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

M\u2019Boge said his team started preparations just over a month before their opening fixture against Senegal. That Senegambia derby ended in a heavy 5-1 defeat for the Gambia which M\u2019Boge called a dark day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first game was a dark day but after darkness must come the light, and that\u2019s what we told these players,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The rejuvenated Young Scorpions edged out Sierra Leone 2-1 in their following match to make the last four and booked a date with high flying Guinea who they defeated 2-1 to set up an epic final against host nation Senegal.<\/p>\n

With the 5-1 defeat fresh in their minds, the Young Scorpions drew first blood in the much hyped final through Habibou Mendy\u2019s close range effort.<\/p>\n

The host levelled the score on the stroke of half-time before Kajally Drammeh restored the Scorpions\u2019 lead with a low drive midway through the second period. Youssouph Dabo\u2019s side equalised for the second time through Libasse Gueye\u2019s well-placed shot to force the final into extra-time and a subsequent breath-taking penalty shoot-out to decide the winner of the championship.<\/p>\n

Real de Banjul keeper Lamin Saidy was the Gambia\u2019s hero in the post-match shoot-out saving two consecutive spot kicks before Ibrahima Drame hit the post, leading to the Young Scorpions victory in Senegal.<\/p>\n

Legends<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Class of 2020 is Mattar\u2019s third U-20 selection and the former Real de Banjul title winning boss was full of praise for his youngsters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also correct to say they\u2019re not stars now but for me they\u2019re my heroes and they\u2019re legends in my book,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you know the details, if you know how we started with all the challenges, these boys have come through and we\u2019ve just been fighting, going through the walls, staying positive giving them positive spirit. For the 22 players to come and allow me to have this (Coach of the Tournament) award, to me I want to build them statues right now for what they have achieved. We also have to recognise what these boys have done, it\u2019s really is a miracle, and it\u2019s also a very, very beautiful story and I want on their behalf to say that they deserve every single reward that is going to come their way and more. Let it continue and we look forward to it InshAllah,\u201d Mboge said.<\/p>\n

Competitive zone<\/strong><\/p>\n

The WAFU A zone has some of the biggest names in African football, and M\u2019Boge believes it is one of the most competitive on the continent.<\/p>\n

Senegal which hosted the recent WAFU A U-20 tournament has, been to the final of the last three consecutive Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in 2015, 2017 and 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you consider it\u2019s the host country not just any host country, it\u2019s Senegal. The last three, Africa U-20 Cup of Nations finals, they\u2019ve gone there, this team that we beat in the final.<\/p>\n

\u201c Take Mali too, they\u2019re the current champions (AFCON U-20) and we have the strongest zone in the whole of Africa in terms of wins, appearances along with the other part of West Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n

MAURITANIA 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Gambia became the first side to join host Mauritania for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations which kicks off in February 2021.<\/p>\n

Uganda and Tanzania confirmed their places from the CECAFA region whiles the COSAFA and WAFU B tournaments are on-going.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you\u2019ve set the task already for the boys before we went to the tournament, we asked them what they wanted from the tournament; they said coach we want to bring the trophy home. The boys told me, coach don\u2019t worry about it go to sleep even if we have to die on the pitch we will do it to win the trophy and that\u2019s exactly what they did. Now I know what they\u2019re going to say if we ask them about the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, therefore our job then is to support them as much as we can. As for the ones behind us, let\u2019s also push as much as we can and God willing we will get everything we want,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) earlier this year increased the teams from 8 to 12 starting from the next championship in Mauritania.<\/p>\n

The tournament will also serve as the continent\u2019s qualifier for the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Indonesia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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