Gambia national under-17 football team

Gambia U-17
Nickname(s)Baby Scorpions
AssociationGambia Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachAbdoulie Bojang
Home stadiumIndependence Stadium
FIFA codeGAM
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances4 (first in 2003)
Best resultChampions (2005, 2009)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1991)
Best resultGroup Stage (2005, 2009)

The Gambia national under-17 football team is the U-17 football team of the Gambia and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation.

History

The team won the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in 2005 & 2009. The 2005 team caused one of the biggest upsets in FIFA U-17 World Cup history after defeating Brazil 3–1.Captain of the team (2005) was Ousman Koli.[1]

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts/Year Round GP W D L GS GA
China 1985 Did not enter
Canada 1987 Withdrew
Scotland 1989 Did not enter
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify
Finland 2003
Peru 2005 Group Stage 3 2 0 1 6 4
South Korea 2007 Did not qualify
Nigeria 2009 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 6
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017 Did not enter
Brazil 2019 Did not qualify
Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total 3/20 6 2 1 3 9 10

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record

African U-17 Championship
Hosts/Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Mali 1995 Did not enter
Botswana 1997
Guinea 1999
Seychelles 2001 Did not qualify
Eswatini 2003 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 3
The Gambia 2005 Champions 5 4 0 1 7 4
Togo 2007 Did not qualify
Algeria 2009 Champions 5 5 0 0 12 1
Rwanda 2011 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 2 7
Morocco 2013 Did not qualify
Niger 2015
Gabon 2017 Did not enter
Tanzania 2019 Did not qualify
Algeria 2023 Did not enter
Total 4/14 16 11 1 4 24 15

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1985 Did not enter
1987 Withdrew
1989 Did not enter
1991 Fourth round - 4 2 1 1 10 2
1993 Did not enter
Total 1/5              

References

  1. ^ Vickery, Tim. "Gambia surprise favourites Brazil". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2005.
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