Gambia at the Africa Cup of Nations

Gambia joined the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations as the lowest-ranked team of the tournament as well as the lowest-ranked team ever to participate in AFCON.[1] They debuted with a 1–0 win over Mauritania followed by a 1–1 draw to Mali. Gambia qualified for the round of 16 with a game to spare and on 20 January defeated Tunisia 1–0 in their final group match.[2] They finished with the same points as Mali, which, however, won the group due to a better overall goal difference.[3]

Gambian fans at Japoma Stadium in Douala at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Gambia continued to impress in the round of 16, defeating Guinea 1–0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament.[4][5] After a goalless first half, Gambia lost 2–0 to host Cameroon in the quarter-final in Douala.[6]

Records
Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 to Ghana 1963 Part of United Kingdom
Tunisia 1965Not affiliated to CAF
Ethiopia 1968 to Egypt 1974 Did not enter
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify
Ghana 1978 Did not enter
Nigeria 1980 to Morocco 1988 Did not qualify
Algeria 1990 Withdrew
Senegal 1992 Did not qualify
Tunisia 1994 Did not enter
South Africa 1996 Withdrew during qualifying
Burkina Faso 1998 Banned for withdrawing in 1996
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Withdrew
Mali 2002 to South Africa 2013 Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Banned
Gabon 2017Did not qualify
Egypt 2019
Cameroon 2021Quarter-finals6th531143
Ivory Coast 2023To be determined
2025
TotalQuarter-finals1/33531143

2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage
Main article: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Gambia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 4 2 +2 3
4  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: CAF
Mauritania 0–1 Gambia
Report A. Jallow 10'
Gambia 1–1 Mali
Mu. Barrow 90' (pen.) Report Koné 79' (pen.)
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Gambia 1–0 Tunisia
A. Jallow 90+3' Report

Round of 16
Guinea 0–1 Gambia
Report Mu. Barrow 71'
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Quarter-finals
Gambia 0–2 Cameroon
Report Toko Ekambi 50', 57'
Attendance: 36,259[7]
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Squads

Notes
  1. The Mauritania v Gambia match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 17:00, but was delayed to 17:45 due to timing issues in the Tunisia v Mali match.

References
  1. Kunti, Samindra. "AFCON: How The Gambia was at home among Africa's best". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "Gambia upset Tunisia in another Africa Cup of Nations shock". ESPN. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. Borg, Simon. "AFCON 2022 group scenarios: How each national team advanced to the Round of 16". Sporting News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. News Wires. "Gambia continue giant-killing spree with 1-0 victory over Guinea, advance to quarter finals". France 24. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. Thornton, Tim. "Tom Saintfiet exclusive: Gambia head coach on the meteoric rise of the Scorpions at Africa Cup of Nations". Sky Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. "Gambia vs Cameroon: Karl Toko Ekambi shine as Indomitable Lions defeat prove Scorpions 2-0 for Afcon quarter final". BBC. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. Ames, Nick (29 January 2022). "Cameroon progress but sombre day shows Olembé tragedy's cuts run deep". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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