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- ↑ "Gambia: Queen Scorpions Camp Ahead of Double Header Friendlies". allAfrica. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ↑ Omar, Jarju (March 28, 2019). "Female Scorpion's Isatou Jallow Joins Nigeria's Rivers Angels on Season Long Loan". The Chronicle Gambia. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
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