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| Nickname | Baby Scorpions |
|---|---|
| Association | Gambia Football Federation |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Head coach | Abdoulie Bojang |
| Home stadium | Independence Stadium |
| FIFA code | GAM |
| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in2003) |
| Best result | Champions (2005,2009) |
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in2005) |
| Best result | Group Stage (2005,2009) |
TheGambia national under-17 football team is the U-17football team ofthe Gambia and is controlled by theGambia Football Federation.
The team won theAfrica U-17 Cup of Nations in 2005 & 2009. The 2005 team caused one of the biggest upsets in FIFA U-17 World Cup history after defeating Brazil 3–1.Captain of the team (2005) was Ousman jallow.[1]
FIFA U-17 World Cup record[edit]
| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record[edit]
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| CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers | ||||||||
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| Appearances: 0 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1985 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1987 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 1989 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1991 | Fourth round | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 1993 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | 1/5 | |||||||
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