The Gambia national football team represents The Gambia in men's international football and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation. Until 1965, the team and the country were known as British Gambia. The team has never qualified for the World Cup. In 2021, Gambia qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations finals for the first time in history. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Senegalese Football Federation is the governing body of football in Senegal. It is based in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, and was founded in 1960. The FSF aided in the development of football in Senegal, specifically for its professional and amateur leagues, youth and women's football and academies. Currently the FSF oversees the professional leagues, run by the Ligue Sénégalaise de Football Professionnel (LSFP) and fully organises the national teams, youth, women's and amateur football and all football administration.
Tom Saintfiet is a Belgian football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Philippines national team.
The U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, or simply U-23 AFCON or U-23 CAN, is the quadrennial African football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations, consisting of players under 23 years of age, and was first held in 2011. It has been held every four years since its Inauguration. The top three nations qualify directly from every edition of this tournament for the football tournament of the Olympic Games.
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 the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 20. It serves as the 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.
Gambia national under-20 football team is the U-20 football team of the Gambia and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation. It serves as the youth team and feeder team of the Gambia national football team. They are nicknamed The Young Scorpions.
The 1994 WAFU Club Championship was the 17th football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up or third place of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won again by Nigeria's Bendel Insurance after defeating Plateau United in two legs, it was the first final that feature both clubs from a single country. A total of about 46 goals were scored, slightly more but not as much as it was in 1991. No penalty shootout took place that season not even a club advanced under away goals rule. Originally a 22 match season, it was reduced to a 16 match as the Gambia's Real de Banjul FC and Niger's Alkali Nassara withdrew, in the quarterfinals, Liberia's Mighty Barolle withdrew. Neither clubs from Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania nor Ghana participated. From the quarterfinals, Bendel Insurance directly headed to the finals.
Ally Hamis Ng'anzi is a Tanzanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Loudoun United in the USL Championship.
Sam N Jackson is a Liberian footballer who plays as a forward for Liberian club LISCR FC.
Ibrahim Danlad is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko and the Ghana national team.
Kodjovi Dadzié is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Akwa United and the Togo national team.
The WAFU Zone A U-20 Championship is an association football tournament that is contested between competition contested by national teams of Zone A of the West African Football Union. The current champions are Gambia.
The 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations is an international association football tournament held in Mauritania. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 31 players; only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. Each player had to have been born after 1 January 2001. All ages as of start of the tournament. The squads for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were announced on 15 February 2021.
Daniel Afriyie Barnieh is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Swiss Super League club Zürich.
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, commonly known as Abdul Fatawu, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Leicester City, on loan from Sporting CP, and the Ghana national team.
The 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the 2023 U20 AFCON or 2023 AFCON U20 for short and as the 2023 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 17th edition of the biennial African international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football, currently hosted in Egypt from 19 February to 11 March 2023. Senegal won the tournament for the first time, defeating Gambia in the final and did not concede a single goal the entire tournament.
Adama Tamba is a Gambian footballer who plays as a forward for Régional 1 Féminine club Cannes and the Gambia national team.
Alagie Saine is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club AC Horsens. He was part of the Gambia squad that finished runner-up at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
