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Gambia coach names provisional 32-man squad against Ivory Coast

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Gambia head coach Johnathan McKinstry has provisionally selected 32 players for the two matches against Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Gambia will travel on 12 November before hosting the Elephants on 17 November, and the squad will be cut to 25 players, Gambiana reports.

The Gambia head coach Johnathan McKinstry has provisionally selected 32 players for the two-leg tie against Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Scorpions will travel on 12 November before hosting the Elephants on 17 November at Independence Stadium, Gambiana reports.

Yankuba Minteh, Musa Barrow, Abdoulie Manneh and Adama Sidibeh are included in the squad after missing the previous international window because of injuries. Their return strengthens the Gambian squad ahead of the two matches against the reigning African champions, according to Gambiana.

The provisional squad will be reduced to 25 players before the two-leg tie begins.

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