Gambia national football team 1226931 224847295 2008-07-10T18:04:54Z Colonies Chris 577301 sp, date & link fixes, Replaced: LKS Lodz → ŁKS Łódź using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox National football team | Name = Gambia | Badge = Gambia_FA.gif | Nickname = The Scorpions | Association = [[Gambia Football Association]] | Confederation = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] (Africa) | Coach = {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Paul Put]] | Captain = [[Ebou Sillah]] | Most caps = Ebou sillah | Top scorer = Attor Gomez | Home Stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Bakau)|Independence Stadium, Bakau]] | FIFA Trigramme = GAM | FIFA Rank = 91 | FIFA max = 83| FIFA max date = April 2008 | FIFA min = 166 | FIFA min date = March 2006 | Elo Rank = 115 | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FF0000|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FF0000|shorts1=#0000FF|socks1=#008000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF| First game ={{flagicon|GBR}} British Gambia 1 - 3 [[Guinea-Bissau national football team|Portuguese Guinea]] {{flagicon|Portugal}}<br/>([[Gambia]]; [[June 2]], [[1952]]) | Largest win ={{flagicon|Gambia}} Gambia 6 - 0 [[Lesotho national football team|Lesotho]] {{flagicon|Lesotho|1987}}<br/>([[Banjul]], [[Gambia]]; [[October 12]], [[2002]]) | Largest loss ={{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] 8 - 0 Gambia {{flagicon|Gambia}}<br/>([[Guinea]]; [[May 14]], [[1972]]) | World cup apps = | World cup first = | World cup best = | Regional name = [[African Nations Cup]] | Regional cup apps = | Regional cup first = | Regional cup best = }} The '''Gambia national football team''', nicknamed ''The Scorpions'', is the national team of [[Gambia]] and is controlled by the [[Gambia Football Association]]. Until 1965, the team, and the country, were known as ''British Gambia''. It has never qualified for the [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] or the [[African Nations Cup]] finals. == Gambia Football Achievements == :'''[[Amilcar Cabral Cup]] :''' ::*3 Times Runners-up *{{sport honours|[[African Under-17 Championship]]|1|2005}} paticipated in the 2005 FIFA U-17 world cup and in the 2007 FIFA U-20 world cup and qualified for the knockout stage ==World Cup record== *[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1978|1978]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[Football World Cup 1982|1982]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Football World Cup 1986|1986]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] - ''Withdrew'' *[[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] to [[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify'' ==African Nations Cup record== *[[1957 African Nations Cup|1957]] to [[1974 African Nations Cup|1974]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[1976 African Nations Cup|1976]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1978 African Nations Cup|1978]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[1980 African Nations Cup|1980]] to [[1988 African Nations Cup|1988]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1990 African Nations Cup|1990]] - ''Withdrew'' *[[1992 African Nations Cup|1992]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1994 African Nations Cup|1994]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[1996 African Nations Cup|1996]] - ''Withdrew during qualifying'' *[[1998 African Nations Cup|1998]] - ''Banned for withdrawing in 1996'' *[[2000 African Nations Cup|2000]] - ''Withdrew'' *[[2002 African Nations Cup|2002]] to [[2008 African Nations Cup|2008]] - ''Did not qualify'' ==World Cup 2010 and African Nations Cup 2010 (Qualification)== * [[Gambia national football team| Gambia]]'s journey to attend the [[2010 World Cup]] and [[2010 African Cup of Nations|African Nations Cup 2010]] finals in [[South Africa]] and [[Angola]] respectively. [[Gambia national football team| Gambia]] was drawn in Group 6 along with [[Senegal national football team| Senegal]], the [[Algeria national football team| Algeria]] and [[liberia national football team| Liberia]]. In this first round of qualifying, the group winners and the 8 best runners-up progress to the second qualifying round. Details on format of qualifiers and full group standings for the African continent ([[Confederation Africaine de Football| CAF]]) can be found in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)]] section. {| ===1st Round Standings (Group 6)=== {{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF First Group Round (Group 6) | expanded = yes | fixtures = yes | tiebreakers = <!-- "yes", to display the tiebreaking notes --> }} ==Current squad== The following players were called for [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] againsy [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] on [[8 June]] [[2008]]. {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Robert Badjie]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|2|20}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Banjul Hawks Football Club|Banjul Hawks]]|clubnat=Gambia}} {{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=GK|name=[[Modou Jobe]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Real de Banjul F.C.]]|clubnat=Gambia}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" | {{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Pa Saikou Kujabi]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|12|10}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[SV Ried]]|clubnat=Austria}} {{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Mathew Mendy]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|4|9}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[KFC Uerdingen 05]]|clubnat=Germany}} {{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=DF|name=[[Ousman Koli]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|10|18}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Steve Biko FC]]|clubnat=Gambia}} {{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Abdou Jammeh]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|2|13}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Torpedo Moscow]]|clubnat=Russia}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" | {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=MF|name=[[Demba Sanyang]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|11|27}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Steve Biko FC]]|clubnat=Gambia}} {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Tijan Jaiteh]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|12|31}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[SK Brann]]|clubnat=Norway}} {{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Abdoulie Mansally]]|age={{birth date and age|1989|1|29}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[New England Revolution]]|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Edrissa Sonko]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|3|23}}|caps=|goals=|club=Free Agent|clubnat=}} {{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Ebou Sillah]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|4|12}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[MVV]]|clubnat=the Netherlands}} {{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[Mustapha Jarju]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|7|18}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[R.A.E.C. Mons]]|clubnat=Belgium}} {{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Ebrima Sohna]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|12|14}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Sandefjord Fotball]]|clubnat=Norway}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" | {{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Njogu Demba-Nyrén]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|6|26}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[SK Brann]]|clubnat=Norway}} {{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Demba Savage]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|6|17}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[KPV Kokkola]]|clubnat=Finland}} {{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Ebrahim Savaneh]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|9|7}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[KV Kortrijk]]|clubnat=Belgium}} {{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Modou Jagne]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|2|14}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[SCR Altach]]|clubnat=Austria}} {{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=[[Aziz Corr Nyang]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|8|27}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Assyriska FF]]|clubnat=Sweden}} {{nat fs g end}} ===Recent Call Up=== {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Yankuba Ceesay]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|6|26}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[ŁKS Łódź]]|clubnat=Poland}} {{nat fs g end}} ==Famous players== *[[Seyfo Soley]] *[[Arthur Gomez]] *[[Ibrahim Jagne]] *[[Tijan Jaiteh]] *[[Ebou Sillah]] *[[Edrissa Sonko]] *[[Pa Dembo Tourray]] *[[Biri Biri]] ==External links== *[http://www.gambiafa.gm/ Gambia FA] *[http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/country.php?id=69&year=2008 Gambia at National-Football-Teams.com] {{fb start}} {{International Football}} {{CAF teams}} {{fb end}} [[Category:African national football teams]] [[Category:Football in The Gambia]] [[de:Gambische Fußballnationalmannschaft]] [[es:Selección de fútbol de Gambia]] [[fr:Équipe de Gambie de football]] [[ko:감비아 축구 국가대표팀]] [[it:Nazionale di calcio del Gambia]] [[he:נבחרת גמביה בכדורגל]] [[lt:Gambijos vyrų futbolo rinktinė]] [[nl:Gambiaans voetbalelftal]] [[ja:サッカーガンビア代表]] [[pl:Reprezentacja Gambii w piłce nożnej]] [[pt:Seleção Gambiana de Futebol]] [[ru:Сборная Гамбии по футболу]] [[sr:Фудбалска репрезентација Гамбије]] [[sv:Gambias fotbollslandslag]] [[vi:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Gambia]] [[uk:Збірна Гамбії з футболу]]