# Gambia at the Africa Cup of Nations

Gambia have participated in the Africa Cup of Nations twice. The first time was in the 2021 edition in Cameroon where the team reached the quarter-finals. They debuted with a 1–0 win over Mauritania followed by a 1–1 draw to Mali. Gambia qualified for the round of 16 with a game to spare and on 20 January 2022 defeated Tunisia 1–0 in their final group match. They finished with the same points as Mali, which, however, won the group due to a better overall goal difference. Gambia continued to impress in the round of 16, defeating Guinea 1–0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament. After a goalless first half, Gambia lost 2–0 to host Cameroon in the quarter-final in Douala.
The team reached the next edition for the second time, which was played in Ivory Coast, where he was eliminated from the group stage.

## Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1957 to 1963 | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom |
| 1965 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF |
| 1968 to 1974 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1980 to 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying |
| 1998 | Banned for withdrawing in 1996 | Banned for withdrawing in 1996 | Banned for withdrawing in 1996 | Banned for withdrawing in 1996 | Banned for withdrawing in 1996 | Banned for withdrawing in 1996 | Banned for withdrawing in 1996 | Banned for withdrawing in 1996 |
| 2000 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2002 to 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 2/34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |

## Tournaments
### 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Gambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | |

#### Quarter-finals
### 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Senegal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Gambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points and overall goal difference. Overall goals scored: Cameroon 5, Guinea 2.

## Kits

2021 Africa Cup of Nations :
| Home | Away |
2023 Africa Cup of Nations :
| Home | Away |

## Squads

Gambia squads – Africa Cup of Nations :
vteGambia squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
1 M. Jobe
2 Bobb
3 A. Jallow
4 Ngum
5 O. Colley
6 Marreh
7 L. Jallow
8 E. Darboe
9 Ceesay
10 Mu. Barrow
11 Mo. Barrow
12 Gomez
13 Jagne (c)
14 Sonko Sundberg
15 Sohna
16 Mbye
17 B. Jobe
18 Gaye
19 E. Colley
20 Trawally
21 Janko
22 Sibi
23 Badamosi
24 D. Darboe
25 Sanneh
26 Touray
27 Njie
28 Adams
Coach: Saintfiet
vteGambia squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Jobe
2 Barry
3 Jallow
4 Ngum
5 O. Colley (c)
6 Marreh
7 Fadera
8 Adams
9 Ceesay
10 Barrow
11 Sanyang
12 Gomez
13 Touray
14 Sonko Sundberg
15 Mendy
16 Manneh
17 Janko
18 Gaye
19 E. Colley
20 Minteh
21 M. Sanneh
22 Sarr
23 Badamosi
24 Darboe
25 B. Sanneh
26 Sowe
27 Bobb
Coach: Saintfiet :