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ZAMBIA FRIENDLY: STEVE, COLLEY, DIBBA, NJIE OUT!!

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A blow for Scorpions’ coach Sang Ndong as four foreign-based players- striker Babucarr Steve Trawally (Yanbian FC, China), defender Omar Colley (Djurgarden IF, Sweden), striker Pa Amat Dibba (GIF Sundvall, Sweden) and Yusupha Njie (FUS Rabat, Morocco) will not make it in his squad that will face the Chipolopolo of Zambia in today’s (Monday) international friendly. They would however be available for the South Africa game as they arrive by Tuesday.

The kick-off time is 7pm at the Independence stadium in Bakau.

All the players are expected to join the team by Tuesday (Tomorrow) for the final preparations for next Saturday’s AFCON qualifier game at home against South Africa, Sang Ndong told Observer Sports.

Head coach Sang Ndong last Friday unveiled his 24-man squad, but the squad is now going to be dominated by the local-based players.

“No! We are going ahead with the local-based players because we got lot of problems with injuries like Mustapha Carayol, Demba Savage and Hamza Barry are all injured. Modou Barrow is not also 100% fit but he is joining camp today [Yesterday afternoon],” said Sang Ndong when asked whether he is going bring in some players.

He described the absence of some of the players as a blow, but on the other hand, he sees it as an opportunity to see more local-based players;

Coach Sang Ndong said defender Bubacarr Sanneh (AC Horsens, Denmark), new-comers Lamin Jallow alias Beck (Chievo Verona, Italy) and Bakary Njie (Cherno More, Bulgaria) and the players based in Senegal have since joined the camp.

Can the squad stand the 2012 AFCON Champions Zambia and/or whether coach Sang Ndong did the right selection? Well this has been the debate around town since the announcement was made.

The local-based players selected in the league have had a great season with their clubs. Domestic league side Samger’s Mamadi Ngum tops the league’s score sheet and GAF’s Emil Sambou also had a good season with the Solders’ team.

“Hawks’s Mass Manga needs to improve, but my only question mark is on Musa Yaffa who has not been in the best of shape with Hawks. Overall it’s a good team lined up we wait and see how they will fare in the games ahead,” opined Sports Journalist Amadou Tamba.

In the absence of sensational midfielders such as the injured Hamza Barry and un-called fantastic Ebrima Sohna, local-based side Hawks’s Lamin Charty is likely to make it in the starting line-up after his brilliant performance against Mauritania at home. The lad came in the second half and was very productive as an attacking midfielder in that game.

“I think coach Sang Ndong is not doing the right selection. He is more of using his current position to fight back at some players he had issues with before. Things are not going on well and I think he needs to understand that this is about The Gambia. If you look at the squad, he is just bringing in some of the players he feels like calling, but there are better players that he should invite. However, I wish the team all the best,” Lamin Dampha, a football fan told Observer Sports.

Lamin Kaba Bajo is the President of Gambia Football Federation. He told Observer Sports that he was expecting a positive result.

The test match, according to Bajo is very important for the team as a win can improve the team’s standing in the FIFA Ranking.

On the widespread rumors that some players were asked to pay for their tickets, which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Youth and Sports with support of GFF, Bajo refuted those rumors, saying “I am not aware of that and what I know is that tickets have been bought for those invited.”

 

Squad List

Modou Jobe (Niary Tally, Senegal), Alagie Nyabally (Real de Banjul), Christopher Allen (GPA), Mass Manga (Hawks), Bubacarr Sanneh (AC Horsens, Denmark), Matarr Ceesay (GPA), Sainey Sambou (Brikama United), Mamadi NGUM (Samger), Bully Drammeh (Real de Banjul), Modou Barrow (Swansea), Nuha Barrow (Gamtel), Lamin JALLOW (Chievo Verona, Italy), Bakary Njie (Cherno More, Bulgaria), Kaba Sambou (Stade de Mbour, Senegal), Alieu Jatta (Generation Foot, Senegal), Muhammed Conte (Mbour PC), Lamin Charty (Hawks), Emil Sambou (GAF), Gregory Sambou (GPA), MUSA Yaffa (Hawks).

 

by Alieu Ceesay

 


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