Gambia vs Somalia 2-1 — Africa Cup of Nations Qual.

Africa Cup of Nations Qual.Africa Cup of Nations Qualification 2026

2–1

HT 1–0

Fri 25 Sep·10:00·Matchday 1·Group C·Gambia won

Period

Match statistics

Gambia and Somalia match statistics, ft
Gambia	Statistic	Somalia
Overview
56	Ball possession	44
1	Corner kicks	3
1	Yellow cards	2
16	Fouls	13
11	Total shots	6
4	Shots on target	1
2	Offsides	2
18	Throw-ins	20
6	Goal kicks	13
16	Tackles	22
6	Dribbles	2
8	Interceptions	4
0	Goalkeeper saves	2
3	Big chances	1
421	Passes	330
12	Free kicks	16
367	Accurate passes	262
Shots
3	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside box	2
5	Shots outside box	4
1	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
1	Big chances missed	0
13	Touches in penalty area	6
5	Fouled in final third	1
2	Offsides	2
Passing
18	Throw-ins	20
4	Accurate crosses	2
25	Accurate long balls	6
64	Final third entries	48
Duels
50%	Duels won (%)	50%
10	Dispossessed	7
6	Dribbles	2
34%	Ground duels (%)	40%
12%	Aerial duels (%)	6%
Defending
12%	Tackles won (%)	16%
8	Interceptions	4
14	Clearances	25
43	Ball recoveries	37
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	2
6	Goal kicks	13
0	High claims	1
Non-penalty expected goals
0.2	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.2

Gambia and Somalia match statistics, h1
Gambia	Statistic	Somalia
Overview
57	Ball possession	43
1	Corner kicks	0
1	Yellow cards	1
7	Fouls	9
6	Total shots	0
1	Shots on target	0
2	Offsides	2
9	Throw-ins	10
3	Goal kicks	8
10	Tackles	8
4	Dribbles	1
6	Interceptions	2
0	Goalkeeper saves	0
1	Big chances	0
221	Passes	165
8	Free kicks	7
189	Accurate passes	127
Shots
2	Shots off target	0
3	Blocked shots	0
2	Shots inside box	0
4	Shots outside box	0
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
0	Big chances missed	0
4	Fouled in final third	0
2	Offsides	2
Passing
9	Throw-ins	10
1	Accurate crosses	0
14	Accurate long balls	3
28	Final third entries	20
Duels
59%	Duels won (%)	41%
4	Dispossessed	2
4	Dribbles	1
22%	Ground duels (%)	16%
7%	Aerial duels (%)	4%
Defending
7%	Tackles won (%)	6%
6	Interceptions	2
3	Clearances	12
20	Ball recoveries	17
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	0
3	Goal kicks	8
Non-penalty expected goals
0.0	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0

Gambia and Somalia match statistics, h2
Gambia	Statistic	Somalia
Overview
55	Ball possession	45
0	Corner kicks	3
0	Yellow cards	1
9	Fouls	4
5	Total shots	6
3	Shots on target	1
0	Offsides	0
9	Throw-ins	10
3	Goal kicks	5
6	Tackles	14
2	Dribbles	1
2	Interceptions	2
0	Goalkeeper saves	2
2	Big chances	1
200	Passes	165
4	Free kicks	9
178	Accurate passes	135
Shots
1	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	2
4	Shots inside box	2
1	Shots outside box	4
1	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
1	Big chances missed	0
1	Fouled in final third	1
0	Offsides	0
Passing
9	Throw-ins	10
3	Accurate crosses	2
11	Accurate long balls	3
36	Final third entries	28
Duels
40%	Duels won (%)	60%
6	Dispossessed	5
2	Dribbles	1
12%	Ground duels (%)	24%
5%	Aerial duels (%)	2%
Defending
5%	Tackles won (%)	10%
2	Interceptions	2
11	Clearances	13
23	Ball recoveries	20
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	2
3	Goal kicks	5
Non-penalty expected goals
0.2	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.2

73 recorded · 16 key

Gambia11 shots · 4 on target · 2 goals · 0.94 xG

Somalia6 shots · 1 on target · 1 goals · 0.19 xG

Gambia16 rated

Somalia15 rated

Gambia

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl
Mahmudu BajoMidfielder	90′	7.4				37/50		7/11	3
Joseph CeesayDefender	90′	6.8				29/31	1	1/6	1
Baboucarr GayeGoalkeeper	90′	6.6				11/17		1/1
Omar ColleyDefender	90′	6.6				47/49		3/4	2
Alagie SaineDefender	90′	6.4				51/55		3/6
Sainey SanyangDefender	90′	6.4				35/41	2	1/2
Abdoulie CeesayForward	77′	6.0				7/8		1/7
Ebrima ColleyForward	69′	7.7	1		5	18/20		8/10	4
Abubakr BarryMidfielder	69′	7.2			1	26/32	1	8/13	3
Yaya BojangDefender	45′	7.1			1	32/36		2/4
Muhammed BadamosiForward	45′	7.1	1		2	5/5		3/5
Alieu FaderaForward	45′	6.8				16/19		3/6	1
Suleiman CamaraForward	45′	6.7		1	1	12/12	2	2/7
Ebou AdamsMidfielder	21′	6.4				24/26
Abdoulie Sanyang BambaForward	21′	6.3			1	10/12		1/3
Adama BojangForward	13′	7.4				7/8	1	2/6	2
Alasana YirajangMidfielder	—	—
Ebrima JarjuGoalkeeper	—	—
Ibou TourayMidfielder	—	—
James GomezDefender	—	—
Joseph ColleyDefender	—	—
Karamba GassamaMidfielder	—	—
Mouhamadou DrammehMidfielder	—	—

Somalia

Player	Min	Rtg	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv
Ali OmarDefender	90′	7.1			37/38		3/3
Abdulsamed Ahmed AbdullahiMidfielder	90′	6.4		1	28/29	1	5/9	3
Abel GigliDefender	90′	6.4		1	33/41		5/7	3
Mohamed MohamedDefender	90′	6.4			22/27		4/6	3
Abdulle Abdullahi AbdulleDefender	90′	6.3		2	12/18		4/8	2
Faisal OthmanDefender	90′	5.6			27/32		3/8	2
Ibrahim Ahmed HusseinGoalkeeper	90′	5.3			5/25		1/2		2
Abdi SharifMidfielder	85′	6.8			43/46	1	2/5
Bilal NjieForward	85′	6.6	1	1	12/15		2/12	1
Sak HassanForward	78′	6.6		1	21/30		8/18	2
Issa Adim AbatariForward	55′	6.8			10/13		2/2
Abdi Mohamed SabriyeForward	35′	6.1					1/4
Ilyas AkramMidfielder	12′	7.1			4/4		4/5	4
Mohamed Ahmed OsmanMidfielder	12′	7.1			7/10		1/1	1
Mukhtar SuleimanForward	12′	6.3			2/2		0/1
Abdirahman MohamudGoalkeeper	—	—
Ahmed Abdullahi AbdiDefender	—	—
Aleeley SaeedGoalkeeper	—	—
Mohamud AliDefender	—	—
Moussa NjieForward	—	—