Gambia vs Somalia, 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Gambia

18': Ebrima Colley (P)
83': Muhammed Badamosi

FT
2 - 1

Somalia

72': Bilal Njie

About

Gambia are hosting Somalia at Independence Stadium, Kanifing, Gambia, starting on . The match is a part of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying.

Match Commentary

18': Ebrima Colley (Gambia) Penalty - Scored at 18'
22': Abdulsamed Abdullahi (Somalia) Yellow Card at 22'
34': Abubakr Barry (Gambia) Yellow Card at 34'
35': Issa Abatari (Somalia) Substitution at 35'
45': Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia) Substitution at 45'
45': Suleiman Camara (Gambia) Substitution at 45'
69': Ebrima Adams (Gambia) Substitution at 69'
69': Abdoulie Sanyang (Gambia) Substitution at 69'
72': Bilal Njie (Somalia) Goal at 72'
77': Adama Bojang (Gambia) Substitution at 77'
78': Ilyas Akram (Somalia) Substitution at 78'
83': Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia) Goal at 83'
85': Mohamed Osman (Somalia) Substitution at 85'
85': Mukhtar Suleiman (Somalia) Substitution at 85'
90'+6': Abdulle Abdullahi (Somalia) Yellow Card at 90'+6'

Statistics

SOM		GAM
13	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	0
43.9	Possession	56.1
6	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
262	Accurate Passes	367
330	Passes	421
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	4
16	Effective Tackles	12
22	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
25	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Venue: Independence Stadium
Location: Kanifing, Gambia

AFCON Qualifying Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Ivory Coast	2	+4	6
2	Gambia	2	+3	6
3	Somalia	2	-3	0
4	Ghana	2	-4	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Gambia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Baboucarr Gaye (GK)
5	Omar Colley
6	Yahya Bojang
4	Alagie Saine
2	Mahmudu Bajo
25	Abubakr Barry
3	Sainey Sanyang
15	Joseph Ceesay
21	Abdoulie Ceesay
19	Ebrima Colley
7	Alieu Fadera

Gambia Substitutes:

Adama Bojang, Mouhamadou Drammeh, James Gomez, Abdoulie Sanyang, Muhammed Badamosi, Joseph Colley, Ibou Touray, Alasana Yirajang, Ebrima Jarju, Ebrima Adams, Karamba Gassama, Suleiman Camara.

Somalia (3-4-3)

No.	Name
23	Ibrahim Hussein (GK)
15	Ali Omar
19	Faisal Othman
3	Abel Gigli
14	Abdulrahman Sharif
8	Abdulsamed Abdullahi
2	Mohamed
17	Abdulle Abdullahi
9	Bilal Njie
7	Sak Hassan
11	Abdi Mohamed Sabriye

Somalia Substitutes:

Ilyas Akram, Moussa Nije, Maxamuud Ali, Aleeley Saeed, Issa Abatari, Mukhtar Suleiman, Abdirahman Mohamud Jama, Ahmed Abdi, Mohamed Osman.

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