Gambia have participated in the Africa Cup of Nations twice. The first time was in the 2021 edition in Cameroon where the team reached the quarter-finals. They debuted with a 1–0 win over Mauritania followed by a 1–1 draw to Mali. Gambia qualified for the round of 16 with a game to spare and on 20 January 2022 defeated Tunisia 1–0 in their final group match. They finished with the same points as Mali, which, however, won the group due to a better overall goal difference. Gambia continued to impress in the round of 16, defeating Guinea 1–0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament. After a goalless first half, Gambia lost 2–0 to host Cameroon in the quarter-final in Douala.
The team reached the next edition for the second time, which was played in Ivory Coast, where he was eliminated from the group stage.
Overall record Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundPosition* 1957 to 1963Part of United Kingdom 1965Not affiliated to CAF 1968 to 1974Did not enter 1976Did not qualify 1978Did not enter 1980 to 1988Did not qualify 1990Withdrew 1992Did not qualify 1994Did not enter 1996Withdrew during qualifying 1998Banned for withdrawing in 1996 2000Withdrew 2002 to 2013Did not qualify 2015Banned 2017Did not qualify 2019 2021 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 4 3 2023 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 7 2025Did not qualify 2027To be determined 2029TotalQuarter-finals2/358314610
Tournaments
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
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