Gambia Names Squad for the Totalenergies AFCON Qualifiers
The Gambia coach Tom Saintfiet has named his squad for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023 qualifiers against South Sudan and Congo.
The Scorpions are set to face South Sudan on Saturday 4 June in Thies, Senegal before visiting Congo four days as they seek a second consecutive AFCON ticket following their history run in Cameroon.
Saintfiet has resisted any temptation to recall Alasana Manneh, Yusupha Njie and Ali Sowe in his latest squad but has brought back the fit-again duo of Ablie Jallow and Hamza Barry.
Barry, 27, returns to reignite his international career following a two and a half year absence due to a serious knee injury in late 2019.The Belgian coach says the diminutive playmaker's return to full fitness is exciting news.
"We're very happy with the return of Hamza Barry he's a very good football player and yeah, I think we missed him for sure in the Africa Cup of Nations but also don't forget there's also the return of Ablie Jallow," Saintfiet told CAFOnline.
"Ablie was not there against Cameroon and Chad and he has also proven before the AFCON and during the tournament to be a very important player for the team."
Overall, however, Saintfiet has decided to go largely with the same players as he did for the preliminary matches against Chad. Lamin Jallow has been included in the 25-man squad alongside Modou Barrow, Lamin Sarr and young midfielder Sainey Njie.
The Gambia squad:
Goalkeepers: Baboucarr Gaye (Rot Weiss Koblenz, Germany), Lamin Sarr (AFC Eskilstuna, Sweden), Modou Jobe (Black Leopards, South Africa)
Defenders: Omar Colley (Sampdoria, Italy), James Gomez (Horsens, Denmark), Kalifa Manneh (Taranto, Italy), Buba Sanneh (SonderjyskE, Denmark), Ibou Touray (Salford City, England), Muhammed Sanneh (Pohornie, Slovakia), Sulayman Bojang (Skeid, Norway)
Midfielders: Sainey Njie (Dunajska Streda, Slovakia), Yusupha Bobb (Piacenza, Italy), Sulayman Marreh (AA Gent, Belgium), Ebrima Darboe (AS Roma, Italy), Hamza Barry (LA Galaxy, USA), Mattar Ceesay (Amazulu, South Africa)
Forwards: Musa Barrow (FC Bologna, Italy), Ablie Jallow (FC Seraing, Belgium), Buba Jobe (Norrby, Sweden), Abdoulie Sanyang (Grenoble France), Modou Barrow (Jeonbok, South Korea), Assan Ceesay (FC Zürich, Switzerland), Muhammed Badamosi (KV Kortrijk, Belgium), Dembo Darboe (Shakhtyor Soligorsk, Belarus), Lamin Jallow (MOL Fehervar, Hungary)
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