The Gambia will face Chad today at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Niamey. 

The match is part of the preliminaries of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers which kicked off this week. 

Gambia made an impressive debut at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon where they reached the quarterfinals. 

The Scorpions are looking to a back-to-back appearances in the tournament.

Chad on the other hand have never participated in the Africa Cup of Nations in their history. 

They withdrew during the qualifiers in 2017, were banned from the competition in 2019 and disqualified from the qualifiers in 2021

Wednesday’s game will mark the first-ever meeting between the two nations. While Chad have been out of action since 2020, Gambia have flourished of late under Belgian manager Tom Saintfiet, rising 25 places in the most recent FIFA rankings.