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{{Short description|National under-20 association football team representing Gambia}}
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| Nickname              = The Young Scorpions
| Association           = [[Gambia Football Federation]]
| Confederation         = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] ([[Africa]])
| Coach                 = {{flagicon|Gambia}} [[Abdoulie Bojang (football coach)|Abdoulie Bojang]]
| Captain               = Alagie Saine
| FIFA Trigramme        = GAM
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| U20WC apps            = 2
| U20WC first           = [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2007]]
| U20WC best            = Round of 16 ([[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2007]], [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2023]])
| Regional name         = [[U-20 Africa Cup of Nations]]
| Regional cup apps     = 4
| Regional cup first    = [[2007 African Youth Championship|2007]]
| Regional cup best     = Runners-up ([[2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]])
| 2ndRegional name      = [[WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament]]
| 2ndRegional cup apps  = 4
| 2ndRegional cup first = [[2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament|2018]]
| 2ndRegional cup best  = '''Champions''' ([[2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament|2018]], [[WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament|2020]])
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'''Gambia national under-20 football team''' is the U-20 [[Association football|football]] team of [[the Gambia]] and is controlled by the [[Gambia Football Federation]]. It serves as the youth team and feeder team of the [[Gambia national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gambia [U20] - Players and coaches from A-Z|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/gambia-u-20-h-team/10/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=worldfootball.net|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Football|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du|title=Gambia U-20 coach M'Boge: We call it 'the group of life'|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/gambia-u-20-coach-m-boge-we-call-it-the-group-of-life|access-date=2021-03-14|website=CAFOnline.com|language=en}}</ref> They are nicknamed ''The Young Scorpions''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Football|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du|title=Gambia coach M'Boge hopes for one last dance for the Young Scorpions|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-u20-africa-cup-of-nations/2021/news/gambia-coach-m-boge-hopes-for-one-last-dance-for-the-young-scorpions|access-date=2021-03-14|website=CAFOnline.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-26|title=Young Scorpions Mentally and Physically Preparing for WAFU, Says Marr|url=https://www.chronicle.gm/young-scorpions-mentally-and-physically-preparing-for-wafu-says-marr/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=The Chronicle Gambia|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228123718/https://www.chronicle.gm/young-scorpions-mentally-and-physically-preparing-for-wafu-says-marr/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Young Scorpions (U20) Archives - Page 7 of 25|url=https://gambiaff.org/category/scorpions/young-scorpions/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=THE GFF {{!}} Official Website|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Football|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du|title=Ghana v Gambia – Black Satellites to confirm, Young Scorpions for a surprise|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-u20-africa-cup-of-nations/2021/news/ghana-v-gambia-black-satellites-to-confirm-young-scorpions-for-a-surprise|access-date=2021-03-14|website=CAFOnline.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Home stadium ==
[[Independence Stadium (Bakau)|Independence Stadium]] is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Bakau]], [[Gambia]]. It is currently used mostly for [[Association football|football]] matches, although it is also used for music concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 30,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gambia National Stadium|url=http://www.gambiafa.com/the-gfa/gambia-national-stadium.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923092048/http://gambiafa.com/the-gfa/gambia-national-stadium.html|archive-date=2013-09-23|access-date=2013-08-27}}</ref>

== Honours ==
* '''[[African Youth Championship]]:'''
** '''Silver Medalists (1):''' [[2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]]
** '''Bronze Medalists (2):''' [[2007 African Youth Championship|2007]], [[2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations|2021]] 
* '''[[WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament]]:'''
** '''Winners (2):''' [[2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament|2018]], [[WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament|2020]]
** '''Silver Medalists (1):''' [[WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament|2022]]
** '''Bronze Medalists (1):''' [[WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament|2019]]

== Current squad ==
The following players were named in the squad for the [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], to be played in May-June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coach Abdoulie Bojang unveiled his 21-man squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=702424011886255&set=a.514916537303671 |access-date=21 May 2023 |publisher=Gambia Football Federation - Facebook |date=10 May 2023}}</ref>

''Caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2023, after the match against [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|Uruguay]].''

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{{nat fs g player|no= 1|pos=GK|name=[[Pa Ebou Dampha]]    |age={{bda|2003|03|29|df=y}}|caps= 8|goals=0|club=[[Waa Banjul FC|Waa Banjul]]                 |clubnat=GAM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=GK|name=[[Youkasseh Sanyang]] |age={{bda|2004|06|27|df=y}}|caps= 2|goals=0|club=[[Steve Biko FC|Steve Biko]]                 |clubnat=GAM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=GK|name=[[Ebrima Jaiteh]]     |age={{bda|2004|12|19|df=y}}|caps= 0|goals=0|club=[[TMT FC|TMT]]                               |clubnat=GAM}}
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{{nat fs g player|no= 4|pos=DF|name=[[Alagie Saine]]      |age={{bda|2003|01|20|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=2|club=[[AC Horsens|Horsens]]                       |clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Bakary Jawara]]     |age={{bda|2003|04|02|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[FK Pohronie|Pohronie]]                     |clubnat=SVK}}
{{nat fs g player|no= 3|pos=DF|name=[[Sainey Sanyang]]    |age={{bda|2003|04|18|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[CSKA Sofia]]                               |clubnat=BUL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Moses Jarju]]       |age={{bda|2003|10|05|df=y}}|caps= 6|goals=1|club=[[FC Polissya Zhytomyr|Polissya Zhytomyr]]   |clubnat=UKR}}
{{nat fs g player|no= 5|pos=DF|name=[[Dembo Saidykhan]]   |age={{bda|2004|01|20|df=y}}|caps= 6|goals=0|club=[[Whitecaps FC Academy|Whitecaps Academy]]   |clubnat=CAN}}
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{{nat fs g player|no= 6|pos=MF|name=[[Mahmudu Bajo]]      |age={{bda|2004|08|15|df=y}}|caps= 9|goals=1|club=[[FK Železiarne Podbrezová|Podbrezová]]      |clubnat=SVK}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[Haruna Rasid Njie]] |age={{bda|2005|09|23|df=y}}|caps= 8|goals=0|club=[[FK RFS|RFS]]                               |clubnat=LAT}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Muhammed Sawaneh]]  |age={{bda|2003|12|30|df=y}}|caps= 8|goals=0|club=[[ZED FC|ZED]]                               |clubnat=EGY}}
{{nat fs g player|no= 7|pos=MF|name=[[Bailo Bah]]         |age={{bda|2004|03|04|df=y}}|caps= 4|goals=0|club=[[Hawks FC|Hawks]]                           |clubnat=GAM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[Muhammed Jobe]]     |age={{bda|2004|05|26|df=y}}|caps= 2|goals=0|club=[[Real de Banjul FC|Real de Banjul]]         |clubnat=GAM}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Kajally Drammeh]]   |age={{bda|2003|10|10|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=2|club=[[Cape Town City F.C. (2016)|Cape Town City]]|clubnat=RSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Adama Bojang]]      |age={{bda|2004|05|28|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=6|club=[[Stade de Reims|Reims]]                     |clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no= 2|pos=FW|name=[[Ba Lamin Sowe]]     |age={{bda|2003|12|01|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]]                     |clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Modou Lamin Marong]]|age={{bda|2005|11|27|df=y}}|caps= 9|goals=0|club=[[G.D. Interclube|Interclube]]               |clubnat=ANG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=[[Mamin Sanyang]]     |age={{bda|2003|02|06|df=y}}|caps= 8|goals=1|club=[[Hannover 96]]                              |clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no= 9|pos=FW|name=[[Mansour Mbye]]      |age={{bda|2003|01|01|df=y}}|caps= 8|goals=0|club=[[Banjul United FC|Banjul United]]           |clubnat=GAM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Ebrima Singhateh]]  |age={{bda|2003|09|10|df=y}}|caps= 7|goals=0|club=[[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]]           |clubnat=CZE}}
{{nat fs g player|no= 8|pos=FW|name=[[Salifu Colley]]     |age={{bda|2003|10|13|df=y}}|caps= 6|goals=0|club=[[Stellenbosch F.C.|Stellenbosch]]           |clubnat=RSA}}
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== See also ==

* [[Gambia national football team]]
* [[Gambia women's national football team]]

== References ==
[[Category:Gambia national football team]]
[[Category:African national under-20 association football teams]]
<references />

== External links ==

* [https://gambiaff.org/ GFF] Official federation website
*[https://gambiaff.org/category/scorpions/junior-scorpions/ GFF- Young Scorpions]
{{Football in the Gambia}}
{{National sports teams of the Gambia}}
{{CAF under-20 teams}}
{{Gambia national football team}}