Gambian national football team (U-17 juniors)
Nickname (s) | Les Scorpions |
Association | Gambia Football Association |
confederacy | CAF |
FIFA code | GAM |
(Status: unknown) |
The Gambian U-17 national soccer team is a selection team of Gambian soccer players . It is subject to the Gambia Football Association and represents it internationally at the U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, at the U-17 African championships and the U-17 world championships .
The team became African champions in 2005 and 2009 . So far she has been able to qualify twice for the World Cup, but was eliminated in the preliminary round ( 2005 and 2009 ).
Participation in U-17 world championships
(Until 1989 U-16 World Championship)
1985 | not qualified |
1987 | |
1989 | |
1991 | |
1993 | |
1995 | |
1997 | |
1999 | |
2001 | |
2003 | |
2005 | Preliminary round |
2007 | not qualified |
2009 | Preliminary round |
2011 | not qualified |
2013 | |
2015 | |
2017 |
Participation in the U-17 African Championships
1995 | not qualified |
1997 | |
1999 | |
2001 | |
2003 | Preliminary round |
2005 | African champions |
2007 | not qualified |
2009 | African champions |
2011 | Preliminary round |
2013 | withdrawn |
2015 | disqualified |
2017 | not qualified |