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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Head coach of The Gambia senior national team, Tom Saintfiet has named his squad ahead of the country\u2019s 2026 World Cup qualifier matches against Burundi and Ivory Coast respectively.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Gambia will open its 2026 World Cup qualifier campaign against Burundi on 16th November 2023 before taking on Ivory Coast in their second qualifier match on 20th November 2023.<\/p>\n

The Gambia U-20 star Mahmudu Bajo received a first call up to the senior national team following his sterling performance with his club.<\/p>\n

Coach Tom Sainfiet will be hoping to assemble a formidable squad to increase his side\u2019s chances of beating Burundi and Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

The players selected for the Burundi and Ivory Coast clashes are:<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers<\/b>
\nDefenders<\/b><\/p>\n

6.Saidy Janko<\/p>\n

8.Muhammed Sanneh<\/p>\n

9.James Gomez<\/p>\n

10.Noah Sonko Sundberg<\/p>\n

11.Ismaila Jome<\/p>\n

Midfielders <\/b><\/p>\n

12.Mahamud Bajo<\/p>\n

13.Hamza Barry<\/p>\n

14.Alasanna Manneh<\/p>\n

15.Alieu Fadera<\/p>\n

16.Ebou Adams<\/p>\n

17.Dawda Ngum<\/p>\n

18.Jacob Mendy<\/p>\n

Strikers<\/b><\/p>\n

19.Ebrima Colley<\/p>\n

20.Bamba Sanyang<\/p>\n

21.Assan Ceesay<\/p>\n

22.Muhammed Badamosi<\/p>\n

23.Ablie Jallow<\/p>\n

24.Musa Barrow<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Gambia. Head coach of The Gambia senior national team, Tom Saintfiet has named his squad ahead of the country\u2019s 2026 World Cup qualifier matches against Burundi and Ivory Coast respectively. 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