Gambia national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Gambia women's national under-17 football team.

Gambia U-17

Nickname(s)	Baby Scorpions
Association	Gambia Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Abdoulie Bojang
Home stadium	Independence Stadium
FIFA code	GAM
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances	4 (first in 2003 )
Best result	Champions (2005, 2009)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2005 )
Best result	Group 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 jallow. ^[1]

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record FIFA U-17 World Cup Record Hosts/Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1985 Did not enter 1987 Withdrew 1989 Did not enter 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 Did not qualify 2003 2005 Group Stage 3 2 0 1 6 4 2007 Did not qualify 2009 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 6 2011 Did not qualify 2013 2015 2017 Did not enter 2019 Did not qualify 2023 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 1995 Did not enter 1997 1999 2001 Did not qualify 2003 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 3 2005 Champions 5 4 0 1 7 4 2007 Did not qualify 2009 Champions 5 5 0 0 12 1 2011 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 2 7 2013 Did not qualify 2015 2017 Did not enter 2019 Did not qualify 2023 Did not enter 2025 Did not qualify Total 4/15 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.