European side, losing a home friendly 4–1 to Denmark on 30 January 1977. On 12 October 2002, the team got their biggest ever victory in international competition, a 6–0 victory against Lesotho. In May 2014, the Gambia was banned from all CAF competitions for two years after deliberately falsifying players' ages. The nation's fortunes improved in qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Although they failed to qualify, they took it to the final round of games, including drawing twice with African giants Algeria. On 13 November, in their first Group D match of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Gambia defeated Angola 1–3 in Luanda. This was the Scorpions' first away win in an AFCON or FIFA World Cup qualifier ever, at their 40th attempt. An impressive campaign saw them qualify for their first ever major tournament that year. As the lowest-ranked team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, the Gambia defied the odds by defeating favourites Tunisia in the group stage, finishing unbeaten in 2nd place in the group. A further win against Guinea in the Round of 16 saw them reach the quarter-finals at their first attempt, eventually going out to tournament hosts Cameroon. Home stadium Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau, Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for music concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 30,000 people. Recent schedule and results The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. 2022 2023 Coaching staff In July 2018, former Togo and Zimbabwe coach Tom Saintfiet, was appointed as head coach. Saintfiet took over from former international Sang Ndong who is now technical director of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) following the end of his contract in January. Coaching history Hans Heiniger (1987–1992) Sang Ndong (1994–2003) Antoine Hey (2006–2007) José Martínez (2007–2008) Paul Put (2008–2011) Peter Bonu Johnson (2011–2012) Luciano Mancini (2012–2013) Peter Bonu Johnson (2013–2015) Raoul Savoy (2015) Sang Ndong (2016–2018) Tom Saintfiet (2018–present) Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly matches. Match dates: 17 and 20 November 2022 Opposition: and Caps and goals correct as of: 8 June 2022, after the match against . Recent call ups The following players have also been called up to the Gambia squad within