The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland Africa and is surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. The Gambia is situated on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, the nation's namesake, which flows through the centre of the Gambia and empties into the Atlantic Ocean, thus the long shape of the country. It has an area of 11,300 square kilometres (4,400 sq mi) with a population of 1,857,181 as of the April 2013 census. Banjul is the Gambian capital and the country's largest metropolitan area, while the largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama.
The Mali national football team represents Mali in men's international football and is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles. They represent both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Frederick Osam-Duodu was a Ghanaian coach and a FIFA Instructor. Osam Duodu served as Ghana national football team.
Ebrima Sohna is a Gambian footballer. He plays as a midfielder.
Ousman Jallow is a Gambian footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Cypriot club Yenicami Ağdelen. He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.
Sainey Nyassi is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
The Ghana national U-17 football team, known as the Black Starlets, is the youngest team that represents Ghana in football. They are two-time FIFA U-17 World Cup Champions in 1991 and 1995 and a two-time Runner-up in 1993 and 1997. Ghana has participated in nine of the 17 World Cup events starting with their first in Scotland 1989 through dominating the competition in the 1990s where at one time they qualified for 4 consecutive World Cup finals in Italy 1991, Japan 1993, Ecuador 1995 and Egypt 1997 to their most recent participation in South Korea 2007 where they lost in the World Cup Semi-finals 1–2 to Spain in extra time.
Tom Saintfiet is a Belgian football coach and former player. He was appointed as manager of the Gambian national team in July 2018.
Nana Opoku Agyemang-Prempeh commonly known as Agyemang Opoku, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Sanna Nyassi is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He played for the Gambia national team from 2010 to 2015, making fourteen appearances.
The 2003 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Swaziland. The top three teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
The U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, known for short as the U-20 AFCON and for sponsorship purposes as TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, previously known as the African Youth Championship and the African U-20 Championship, is the biennial international youth football tournament organized by CAF for its nations consisting of players under the age of 20. It serves as an African qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The Gambia women's national football team represents the Gambia in international women's football. It is governed by the Gambia Football Federation. As of December 2019, it has only competed in one major international competition, the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification. The Gambia has two youth teams, an under-17 side that has competed in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers, and an under-19 side that withdrew from regional qualifiers for an under-19 World Cup. The development of a national team faces challenges similar to those across Africa, although the national football association has four staff members focusing on women's football.
The Sierra Leone women's national football team is governed by the Sierra Leone Football Association.
The Gambia national under-17 football team is the U-17 football team of the Gambia and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation.
Omar Colley is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Gambia national team.
Mattar M'Boge is a football coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Gambia national under-20 football team. He was promoted from his previous role as Head Coach of the U-17 national team to Head Coach of the Gambia national under-20 football team in October 2017. He is also the former head coach for Real de Banjul FC.
Dawda Ceesay is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Binh Duong in the V.League 1.
The 2005 African U-17 Championship qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2005 African U-17 Championship.
The following are the scheduled events of association football (soccer) for the calendar year 2023 throughout the world. This includes the following:
Gambia (1st title)
Ghana 
Ivory Coast 
South Africa 
