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Gambia vs Somalia: match report

Gambia hosted Somalia at Independence Stadium on Friday 25 September 2026, in the AFCON Qualifying (round 1). Andofetra Rakotojaona is the referee.

Result and scorers

Gambia 2-1 Somalia. Goals: Ebrima Colley 19' (pen) for Gambia; Bilal Njie 72' for Somalia; Muhammed Badamosi 83' for Gambia.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 19' Penalty: Ebrima Colley (Gambia)
  • 22' Yellow card: Abdulsamed Abdullahi (Somalia)
  • 34' Yellow card: Abubakr Barry (Gambia)
  • 72' Goal: Bilal Njie (Somalia)
  • 83' Goal: Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia)
  • 90'+6' Yellow card: Abdulle Abdullahi (Somalia)
Match stats (contains the result)
56.1%Possession43.9%
11Shots6
4Shots on target1
1Corners3
16Fouls13
2Offsides2
0Saves2
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Gambia 4-2-3-1

Coach: Johnny McKinstry

  1. 18 Baboucarr Gaye GK
  2. 4 Alagie Saine DEF
  3. 6 Yaya Bojang DEF
  4. 5 Omar Colley DEF
  5. 3 Sainey Sanyang DEF
  6. 25 Abubakr Barry MID
  7. 2 Mahmudu Bajo MID
  8. 15 Joseph Ceesay MID
  9. 19 Ebrima Colley FWD
  10. 7 Alieu Fadera FWD
  11. 21 Abdoulie Ceesay FWD

Bench

  • 10 Mohamed Badamosi FWD
  • 9 Suleiman Camara FWD
  • 8 Ebou Adams MID
  • 11 Abdoulie Sanyang FWD
  • 20 Adama Bojang FWD
  • 1 Ebrima Jarju GK
  • 12 James Gomez DEF
  • 24 Joseph Colley DEF
  • 13 Ibou Touray MID
  • 23 Mouhamadou Drammeh MID
  • 14 Alasana Yirajang FWD
  • 17 Karamba Gassama FWD

Somalia 3-4-3

Coach: Yusuf Ali Nur

  1. 23 Ibrahim Ahmed Hussein GK
  2. 3 Abel Gigli DEF
  3. 15 Ali Omar DEF
  4. 19 Faisal Othman DEF
  5. 17 Abdulle Abdullahi DEF
  6. 8 Abdulsamed Abdullahi FWD
  7. 14 Abdi Sharif MID
  8. 2 Mohamed Mohamed DEF
  9. 11 Abdi Sabriye FWD
  10. 9 Bilal Njie FWD
  11. 7 Sakariya Hassan FWD

Bench

  • 12 Issa Adam FWD
  • 20 Ilyas Akram MID
  • 6 Mohamed Ahmed Osman MID
  • 10 Mukhtar Suleiman MID
  • 13 Abdirahman Mohamud Jama GK
  • 1 Aleeley Sheikh Saeed GK
  • 4 Mohamud Ali Mohamed DEF
  • 5 Ahmed Abdullahi Abdi MID
  • 99 Mohamed Omar MID
  • 21 Moussa Njie FWD
  • 98 Osman Addo FWD