President Barrow of The Gambia has praised the Scorpions following their historic Africa Cup of Nations qualifying victory over Angola away on Wednesday.
The tiny west African nation came from behind to win 3-1 in Luanda after two goals from Assan Ceesay and a late Sulayman Marreh strike to take all three points away from home.
The victory was Gambia’s first away triumph in a competitive fixture for 36 years — since they defeated Mauritania in 1983 — and highlights the progress made under Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet.
“[I’m] joining the rest of the country to congratulate our gallant Scorpions for a hard-fought victory,” Barrow wrote on his @PresidentBarrow handle.