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Football: Ceesay and Camara ruled out of AFCON qualifiers

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Football: Ceesay and Camara ruled out of AFCON qualifiersOwula kpakpo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Jesper Ceesay and Suleiman Camara leave the Gambia squad due to injuries and will miss both matches against Ivory Coast. Head coach Johnathan McKinstry replaces them with Saidou Khan and Salieu Drammeh, ahead of the matches scheduled for Thursday and 17 November, according to the Gambia Football Federation.

Jesper Ceesay and Suleiman Camara have been withdrawn from the Gambia squad for both matches against Ivory Coast in the 2027 AFCON qualifiers due to injuries, the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) announced. Head coach Johnathan McKinstry has called up midfielder Saidou Khan and winger Salieu Drammeh to replace them, according to Gambiana.

The Scorpions are due to travel from Banjul to Bouaké on Tuesday evening to prepare for Thursday's first-leg match. The return match is scheduled for 17 November in the Gambia, according to Gambiana.

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