Gambia

CAF. Played 268 since 9 Feb 1953: won 75, drawn 75, lost 118. Elo 1589, ranked 87 in the world; peak 1589 in 2026.

Latest results

2026-09-29WGhana 2–4 GambiaUpsetAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Accra21%
2026-09-25WGambia 2–1 SomaliaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Bakau96%
2026-05-29LIran 3–1 GambiaFriendly · Aksu12%
2026-03-31LSenegal 3–1 GambiaFriendly · Diamniadio6%
2025-11-18DKuwait 2–2 GambiaFriendly · Cairo64%
2025-10-14WSeychelles 0–7 GambiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Saint Pierre96%
2025-10-10LGambia 3–4 GabonFIFA World Cup qualification · Nairobi47%
2025-09-09WGambia 2–0 BurundiFIFA World Cup qualification · Nairobi63%
2025-09-05WKenya 1–3 GambiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Nairobi39%
2025-06-09DUganda 1–1 GambiaFriendly · Marrakesh50%

Squad

The following players have been pre-selected up for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Ivory Coast on November 2026.

Players: 32
Average age: 25.8
Caps between them: 510
Most from one club: Odense (2)

Where they play

0 at home · 29 abroad in 20 other countries

Denmark 3
England 3
Italy 3
Bulgaria 2
Scotland 2
Sweden 2
Albania 1
Austria 1
Croatia 1
Estonia 1
France 1
Germany 1
North Macedonia 1
Norway 1
Romania 1
Saudi Arabia 1
Serbia 1
Switzerland 1
Tunisia 1
Turkey 1

Average club rating 1523 (ClubElo; 28 of 32 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Brighton & Hove Albion, ranked 10 by ClubElo.

No.	Player	Age	Caps	Goals	Club	Club Elo
Goalkeepers
	Baboucarr GayeShkëndija(North Macedonia)	28	29	0	Shkëndija(North Macedonia)	1442
	Ebrima JarjuPaide(Estonia)	28	10	0	Paide(Estonia)	1265
	Sheikh SibiVirtus Verona(Italy)	28	6	0	Virtus Verona(Italy)	1583
Defenders
	Omar ColleyAl-Diriyah(Saudi Arabia)	34	64	3	Al-Diriyah(Saudi Arabia)
	Ibou TourayBradford(England)	31	28	0	Bradford(England)	1519
	James GomezOdense(Denmark)	24	26	1	Odense(Denmark)	1518
	Sainey SanyangCSKA Sofia(Bulgaria)	23	13	0	CSKA Sofia(Bulgaria)	1515
	Sheriff SinyanCFR Cluj(Romania)	30	13	1	CFR Cluj(Romania)	1525
	Joseph CeesayEmpoli(Italy)	28	12	0	Empoli(Italy)	1520
	Alagie SaineHorsens(Denmark)	23	10	0	Horsens(Denmark)	1441
	Yaya BojangOdense(Denmark)	22	4	0	Odense(Denmark)	1518
	Tijan SonhaBeroe Stara Zagora(Bulgaria)	25	2	0	Beroe Stara Zagora(Bulgaria)	1261
	Joseph ColleyKF Tirana(Albania)	27	0	0	KF Tirana(Albania)
Midfielders
	Ebou AdamsDerby County(England)	30	32	2	Derby County(England)	1544
	Alasana MannehHibernian(Scotland)	28	21	1	Hibernian(Scotland)	1482
	Mahmudu BajoRed Star Belgrade(Serbia)	22	13	0	Red Star Belgrade(Serbia)
	Abubakr BarryAustria Wien(Austria)	26	10	0	Austria Wien(Austria)	1520
	Jesper CeesayIFK Norrköping(Sweden)	23	4	0	IFK Norrköping(Sweden)	1441
	Karamba GassamaGaziantep(Turkey)	21	1	0	Gaziantep(Turkey)	1515
	Saidou KhanClub Africain(Tunisia)	30	1	0	Club Africain(Tunisia)	1469
Forwards
	Musa BarrowAl Taawoun	27	54	14	Al Taawoun	1442
	Ebrima ColleyYoung Boys(Switzerland)	26	31	5	Young Boys(Switzerland)	1613
	Muhammed BadamosiRiga FC	27	27	6	Riga FC
	Abdoulie SanyangHajduk Split(Croatia)	27	24	0	Hajduk Split(Croatia)	1602
	Yankuba MintehBrighton & Hove Albion(England)	22	20	7	Brighton & Hove Albion(England)	1903
	Alieu FaderaCagliari(Italy)	25	18	1	Cagliari(Italy)	1654
	Adama SidibehSt Johnstone(Scotland)	28	10	7	St Johnstone(Scotland)	1367
	Abdoulie CeesayFC St. Pauli(Germany)	22	9	3	FC St. Pauli(Germany)	1609
	Adama BojangReims(France)	22	7	0	Reims(France)	1640
	Abdoulie MannehMjällby(Sweden)	22	6	3	Mjällby(Sweden)	1513
	Suleiman CamaraRacing de Santander	24	4	0	Racing de Santander	1681
	Salieu DrammehLillestrøm(Norway)	23	1	0	Lillestrøm(Norway)	1533

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Gambia national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 29 September 2026; page last edited 29 Oct 2026. Read daily.

Tournament history

AFCON: 2 appearances

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

Gambia v Guinea: played 26, won 5, drawn 11, lost 10; goals 28–37. First met 22 May 1969, last 19 Jan 2024.

2024-01-19LGuinea 1–0 GambiaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group D · Yamoussoukro40%
2022-01-24WGuinea 0–1 GambiaAfrican Cup of Nations · Round of 16 · Bafoussam54%
2007-06-03DGuinea 2–2 GambiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Conakry9%
2007-03-24LGambia 0–2 GuineaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Bakau28%
2005-06-10LGambia 2–3 GuineaFriendly · Freetown24%
2002-09-01WGambia 1–0 GuineaFriendly · Banjul39%
2000-07-16LGuinea 2–0 GambiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Conakry16%
2000-07-01DGambia 2–2 GuineaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Bakau36%
1997-12-07DGambia 2–2 Guinea (Guinea won on penalties)Amílcar Cabral Cup · Banjul36%
1996-05-19DGambia 1–1 GuineaFriendly · Banjul53%
1993-11-28WGuinea 1–2 GambiaUpsetAmílcar Cabral Cup · Freetown26%
1991-11-26DGambia 0–0 GuineaAmílcar Cabral Cup · Dakar27%
1986-08-30LGambia 0–1 GuineaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Banjul60%
1986-08-16LGuinea 2–1 GambiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Conakry36%
1985-12-15DGambia 0–0 GuineaFriendly · Bakau55%

Latest 15 of 26 meetings.

Record by competition

Gambia by competition

Friendly	100	27	28	45	95–143	1953–2026
African Cup of Nations qualification	68	20	19	29	72–90	1974–2026
Amílcar Cabral Cup	53	15	18	20	59–64	1979–2007
FIFA World Cup qualification	36	10	7	19	48–57	1980–2025
African Cup of Nations	8	3	1	4	6–10	2022–2024
African Friendship Games	3	0	2	1	5–9	1963

Top scorers

Musa Barrow 9
Yankuba Minteh 5
Adama Sidibeh 5
Mustapha Jarju 3
Ablie Jallow 3
Abdoulie Manneh 3
Tijan Jaiteh 2
Njogu Demba-Nyrén 2
Abdou Jammeh 2
Ebrima Colley 2

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.