The Gambia have been drawn in Group A of the WAFU Zone A U-20 Championship alongside hosts Mali, Guinea-Conakry and Liberia.

The Young Scorpions will face the host nation Mali, Guinea and Liberia in their group as they battle for a place in the knockout stages of the regional competition.

Group B will feature defending champions Senegal, alongside Mauritania, Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau.

Senegal will enter the competition as the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the WAFU A U-20 Championship.

By Ebrima KB Sonko