{"id":9230,"date":"2022-01-20T18:24:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T18:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gambia-qualifies-to-round-of-16"},"modified":"2022-01-20T19:39:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T19:39:53","slug":"gambia-qualifies-to-round-of-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-qualifies-to-round-of-16","title":{"rendered":"Gambia qualifies to Round of 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Gambia secured a place in the knock-out stages of the Afcon 2021 even before tonight\u2019s final group game against Tunisia. As of now, the Scorpions qualified as one of the four best third-place finishers after Nigeria beat Guinea Bissau in Group D last night. Even a loss to Tunisia today doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n

However, a win or draw for the Gambia today could make them group leaders or send them to second place, more than enough to go to the next round. The Gambia has become one among few debutants to reach this far in the history of the competition.<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Gambia. The Gambia secured a place in the knock-out stages of the Afcon 2021 even before tonight\u2019s final group game against Tunisia. As of now, the Scorpions qualified as one of the four best third-place finishers after Nigeria beat Guinea Bissau in Group D last night. 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