Gambia’s football fairy tale ends
For Gambia, however, the football fairy tale is coming to an end. The world number 150. with Germany legionnaire Baboucarr Gaye from the regional league team Rot-Weiss Koblenz in goal, they sensationally won the group stage with seven points, ahead of Tunisia and others, and eliminated Guinea in the round of 16.
However, the team of Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet had no chance against Cameroon. With a bit of luck, Gaye was able to keep his goal clean for 50 minutes before Ekambi struck four and five with his tournament goals. The Olympique Lyon man is one of the stars of the Africa Cup.