Head coach Tom Saintfiet insists Gambia don’t have any intention of letting their Africa Cup of Nations dream finish forward of their last-eight conflict with Cameroon.
The Scorpions have loved an exhilarating debut and face the hosts within the first quarter-final on the Douala Stadium on Saturday.
They beat Guinea 1-0 on Monday to arrange a showdown with Cameroon, surviving Yusupha Njie’s late pink card to undergo.
Saintfiet, who has additionally managed Trinidad and Tobago, Togo and Malawi, is now eyeing one other shock as Gambia look to succeed in the final 4.
“It’s already incredible to be within the African prime eight, however once you’re there it’s since you deserve it,” the Belgian stated.
“We don’t want our dream to finish even whether it is Cameroon, an awesome workforce and as well as it’s the host nation.
“It’s incredible what is occurring to us. I don’t know if individuals keep in mind that we began from the preliminaries in opposition to Djibouti.
“Then we certified by ending in first place in our group in opposition to Gabon, DR Congo and Angola, groups ranked increased than us. Right here, we beat Mauritania and Tunisia (1-0) and drew in opposition to Mali (1-1), it’s distinctive. Presently, we’re within the quarter-finals after eliminating Guinea, it’s merely a dream.
“We wish to win this quarter-final. We all know it received’t be simple. Towards Cameroon, all of the gamers can be found, it could actually assist to get an excellent end result. Cameroon are large favourites, we now have to loosen up and play our soccer.
“We labored nicely for 3 and a half years, we created a bunch that is aware of our technique, that pulls in the identical course. Everybody understands our means of working, the gamers, the workers, the Federation and the supporters. I’m actually very proud.”
Burkina Faso face Tunisia in Saturday’s different quarter-final on the Roumde Adjia Stadium.
Mondher Kebaier’s Tunisia scraped into the knockout stage from their group however then produced the upset of the final 16 to beat Nigeria.
It’s the first assembly between the edges because the 2017 quarter-finals, when Burkina Faso received 2-0.
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