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Gambia: Gambia Must Qualify for Ghana 2008... GFA President Tells Scorpions With Emphasis

Seedy Kinteh, President of The Gambia Football Association, has insisted that the Gambia Scorpions must qualify for Ghana 2008.

He said the Football Association will see to it that the Scorpions qualify and no matter what it will require.

Kinteh made these remarks at the Banjul International Airport on Wednesday as he received the Scorpions, who returned from Conakry, where they clinch a 2-2 draw with the Syli Nationales to keep their Nations Cup dream alive.

He salutes the Scorpions for their heroic effort in Guinea and urged them to renew their commitment ahead of their two final fixtures. He said the team earlier lost in Banjul due to attitude problem, adding that the Football Association will not tolerate any form of unruly attitude from any player.

He added: "You people have played your part and you have played it well. You have done what people don't expect and with that you got our deep appreciation for your heroic effort. You played here two weeks back and lost 2-0. You could have won the game but you lost because of attitude problem. I and my executive will not tolerate that from any player. I said earlier that there is no indispensable player in the national team and I still stand on that. No player is indispensable in the national team and not under any category."

Kinteh said only three players namely; the Russian-based player, Abdou Jammeh who was a two-match suspension, Yankuba Ceesay, commonly known as Mal and Belgian-based midfielder, Mustapha Jarju, will join the team for the final fixtures. He said the rest of the absentees will dance to their own tune.

"We expect only these three players to join you people for the Cape Verde and Algeria matches and the rest of the players will dance to their tune," he stressed.

He added: "We are proud of you people. We will stand by you people to make sure this team qualifies for the coming Nations Cup finals in Ghana 2008. I know it is a daunting challenge, but we will guide you with all the necessary support to make sure we achieve the dream. I know you can do it and be ready to do it. Go all out and win your two matches to take the Gambia to her debut Nations Cup finals," he appealed.