The Gambia Football Association has still not officially confirmed whether Antoine Hey, the German coach that was assigned to the Senior Scorpions team has walked out on The Gambia. But the football association expressed their shock at the strained news.

Mr Jammeh Bojang, the Secretary-General of national football governing body, GFA said: "There is still no correspondence from coach Antoine Hey concerning his alleged resignation. I tried to reach him since but to no avail. So we cannot confirm whether he has resigned or not. But if the news is true, we are very shocked about it."

Jammeh Bojang added that coach Hey has been a good friend since he landed in the country three months back. "I think we should give 'Tony' a chance. He has been a good friend of the Gambia and has really manifested that he is ready to work with The Gambia," Bojang admitted. He added: "We would not want it to go this way. Definitely I wish the Gambia Football Association had the money to pay his salary."

The news of coach Hey's alleged resignation broke out on Monday. According to reports, the German-born was not paid since he took over the team three months back, a scenario that must have forced him to walk out on Gambia. The GFA Secretary-General however stated that coach Antoine Hey's salaries and other expenses were to be paid by the Sports Ministry and not the Gambia Football Association.