Gambia national football team
The Gambia national football team (recognized as The Gambia by FIFA) 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).
| Nickname(s) | The Scorpions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Gambia Football Federation (GFF) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Sang Ndong | ||
| Captain | Omar Colley | ||
| Most caps | Omar Colley (52) | ||
| Top scorer | Assan Ceesay (13) | ||
| Home stadium | Independence Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | GAM | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 130 (4 April 2024) | ||
| Highest | 65 (June 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 179 (March 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
| British Gambia 2–1 Sierra Leone (Gambia; 9 February 1953) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Gambia 6–0 Lesotho (Bakau, Gambia; 13 October 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Guinea 8–0 Gambia (Guinea; 14 May 1972) | |||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2021) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2021) | ||
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