The Gambia's minister of youth and sports, Bakary Badjie, has reacted to the Scorpions' latest match in the Afcon where they drew 1-1 against Mali. Minister Badjie said it was good the Scorpions scored the penalty to equalise after Mali led through a penalty as well.
"All of us, that's what we yearned for. We expected maximum; a win or a draw. And indeed, we do not get the win, we get the draw. And we appreciate the fact that the boys have given it all their best," he said. "When they scored a penalty, all of us were sweating but eventually we also got a penalty and converted it into a goal and all of us were in celebratory mood. That is what we wanted."
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