Gambia to face Liberia in 2015 African U-20 Championship qualifiers

Gambia's U-20 team

The Gambia U-20 team is set to face the Liberian U-20 team in the first round qualifiers of the 2015 African U-20 Championship.

The African Youth Championship [U-20], which is the main international youth football competition for CAF nations and competed for by Under 20 year olds, is held every two years with the top 4 teams qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Gambia drawn against Guinea in 2015 African Under-17 qualifiers

The Gambia U-17 team

The Gambia U-17 will play host to Guinea in a 2015 African Under-17 Championship first round qualifier in June.

Gambia, two time winners of the U-17 Championship, will play the first leg of the tie in Banjul in the weekend of 13, 14 and 15 June 2014 before travelling to Conakry for the second leg two weeks later.

Kuopion Palloseura trial Yankuba Ceesay

Yankuba 'Mal' Ceesay (R) and compatriot Omar Colley (L)

Gambia midfielder Yankuba ‘Mal’ Ceesay is currently undergoing trial with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), this blog can exclusively reveal.

The 29-year-old Gambia international became a free player after his two-year contract with Estonian Meistriliiga side JK Nõmme Kalju came to an end at the end of last season.

Omar Koroma leaves Forest Green Rovers

Gambia striker Omar Koroma

Gambia international striker Omar Koroma has left English Conference Premier [fifth tier] club Forest Green Rovers by mutual consent, this blog can reveal.

Koroma follows other players out of the New Lawn exit door as new head coach Adrian Pennock looks to cut his cloth to make way for fresh faces to bolster the squad he inherited from former boss David Hockaday.

Kebba Jallow on trial with FF Jaro

Kebba Jallow and elder brother Dawda Bah

Gambian midfielder Kebba Jallow is currently undergoing a two-week trial with Finnish Veikkausliiga club FF Jaro, this blog can reveal.

Kebba, 22, is hoping to kick-start his professional career in the Nordic country of Finland just like his elder brother, Gambia international Dawda Bah, did when he left local club Hawks to join Kokkolan Palloveikot [KPV] in 2005.

Seedy Njie joins Histon FC on loan

Gambian striker Seedy Ishmail Njie

Gambian striker Seedy Njie has joined Histon FC on a month-long loan deal from Southend United, this blog can reveal.

The 19-year-old, who joined the English Conference North [sixth-tier] side on an initial month’s loan, went straight into coach Brian Page’s squad for Saturday’s 4-4 draw away to leaders North Ferriby United.

Gambia drop seven places in January FIFA Ranking

Scorpions of The Gambia

The Scorpions of The Gambia have dropped seven places to 138th in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola World Rankings released on Thursday.

The Scorpions were adjudged the 131st best football playing team in the world according to the ranking released earlier in December.