Saintfiet forced to call up new names after Ibou and Hamza pull out
Courtesy of Omar Jatta and Momodou Bah
According to Coach Saintfeit, Salford City fullback Ibou Touray has turned down the invitation to join the Scorpions on their October training camp in Portugal citing he wants to focus on his club career.
Born in Liverpool, Touray opted to play for The Gambia and made his Scorpions debut in a friendly against the Uganda Cranes back in September 2015 and went on to amass 5 caps for The Gambia including his appearances in both legs of the failed World Cup qualifiers against Angola in 2019.
Ibou, 25, started his football career as youngster in Everton’s academy and made it to the Under-21s as a before being released in 2014. On his release, he signed a contract at Chester and made 19 appearances in The National League in 2014-15.
The following season was spent at Rhyl in the Welsh Premier League, and 2016-17 saw Touray make over 40 appearances for Nantwich Town as they reached the Northern Premier League Play-Off semi-final before joining Salford City in 2017, where he plays as a left back. We wish good and hopefully he will come around again to 'rep' the Scorpion shirt again.
According to journalist Momodou Bah in Banjul former Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Young Boys of Bern full-back Saidy Janko is included but is unsure if he has made up his mind on representing the Gambia.
He added “with Hamza Barry out after a knee injury and some midfielders struggling for minutes Saintfiet has handed young anchor Sainey Njie a debut call-up. Exciting attackers Abdoulie Sanyang and Dembo Darboe have been rewarded with a maiden invite following their eye-catching performances at club level.”
Gambia’s provisional squad
Goalkeepers: Modou Jobe (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Sheikh Sibi (Virtus Verona, Italy), Baboucarr Gaye (Rot Weiss Koblenz, Germany), Salifu Senghore (FC Lahti, Finland).
Defenders: Pa Modou Jagne (Switzerland), Robin Utseth Björnholm-Jatta (Stjördals Blink IL, Norway), Noah Sonko Sundberg (FK Östersunds, Sweden), Omar Colley (Sampdoria, Italy), Buba Sanneh (Anderlecht, Belgium), Sheriff Sinyan (Molde FK, Norway), Mohammed Mbye (IFÖ Bromölla IF, Sweden), Maudo Jarjué (Austria Wien, Austria), Cody Drameh (Leeds United, England), Saidy Janko (FC Porto, Portugal), Sulayman Bojang (Sarpsborg 08), Ngine Faye Njie (CasaSports, Senegal), Dawda Ngum (BK Bronshoj, Denmark).
Midfielders: Ebrima Sohna (FC Mosta, Malta), Sulayman Marreh (AA Gent, Belgium), Yusupha Bobb (Italy), Ebou Adams (Forest Green Rovers), Alasana Manneh (Gornik Zabrze, Poland), Sainey Njie (DAC Dunajská Streda, Slovakia)
Forwards: Ablie Jallow (RFC Seraing, Belgium), Ebrima Colley (Atalanta Bergamo, Italy), Musa Barrow (FC Bologna, Italy), Musa Juwara (FC Bologna, Italy), Modou Barrow (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, South Korea), Steve Trawally (Al-Shabab, Saudi Arabia), Lamin Jallow (Salernitana, Italy), Kalifa Manneh (Catania, Italy), Adama Jammeh (Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia), Yusupha Njie (Boavista, Portugal), Abdoulie Sanyang (Beerschot, Belgium), Assan Ceesay (FC Zürich, Switzerland), Muhammed Badamosi (FUS Rabat, Morocco), Alasanna Jatta (Viborg FF, Denmark), Nuha Marong Krubally (Granada, Spain), Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia, Bulgaria), Dembo Darboe (FC Shkupi, North Macedonia)