Biography

The Gambia national under-17 football team is the U-17 football team of the Gambia and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation.

History

The team won the Africa 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 Koli.^[1]

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record FIFA U-17 World Cup Record Hosts/Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1985 Did not enter 1987 Withdrew 1989 Did not enter 1991 Group stage 3 1 1 1 2 3 1993 Did not enter 1995 1997 1999 2001 Did not qualify 2003 2005 Group Stage 3 2 0 1 6 4 2007 Did not qualify 2009 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 6 2011 Did not qualify 2013 2015 2017 Did not enter 2019 Did not qualify 2023 2025 To be determined Total 3/20 6 2 1 3 9 10

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record African U-17 Championship Hosts/Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1995 Did not enter 1997 1999 2001 Did not qualify 2003 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 3 2005 Champions 5 4 0 1 7 4 2007 Did not qualify 2009 Champions 5 5 0 0 12 1 2011 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 2 7 2013 Did not qualify 2015 2017 Did not enter 2019 Did not qualify 2023 Did not enter Total 4/14 16 11 1 4 24 10

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

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