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Friday, November 21, 2008
The Gambia Darling Scorpions will begin their chase of the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup against Guinea on November 28.
The Gambian side, which will be led by coach Alagie Sarr, will take on archrivals Senegal two days later before heading for the final group match against familiar opponents, Ghana, on December 2.
The competition would also see hosts, Nigeria who are paired in Group A alongside Togo, Benin and Guinea Bissau.
Group C consist of Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone and Mauritania whilst Mali, Cape Verde, Niger and Liberia make up Group D.
The revived matches of the sub-regional competition will be staged in four centres across Delta States namely, Oghara, Oleh, Ughelli and Ogwashi- Uku from November 28 to December 8.
According to the competition rules, the first two teams from each group after the round-robin will progress to the quarterfinals, with the winners advancing to the semi final stage. The final and third place match comes off on December 8.
The Gambian side, which will be led by coach Alagie Sarr, will take on archrivals Senegal two days later before heading for the final group match against familiar opponents, Ghana, on December 2.
The competition would also see hosts, Nigeria who are paired in Group A alongside Togo, Benin and Guinea Bissau.
Group C consist of Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone and Mauritania whilst Mali, Cape Verde, Niger and Liberia make up Group D.
The revived matches of the sub-regional competition will be staged in four centres across Delta States namely, Oghara, Oleh, Ughelli and Ogwashi- Uku from November 28 to December 8.
According to the competition rules, the first two teams from each group after the round-robin will progress to the quarterfinals, with the winners advancing to the semi final stage. The final and third place match comes off on December 8.
Author: Nanama Keita
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