The Gambia national under-17 football team is the U-17 football team of the Gambia and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation.
| Nickname(s) | Baby Scorpions |
|---|---|
| Association | Gambia Football Federation |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Head coach | Abdoulie Bojang |
| Home stadium | Independence Stadium |
| FIFA code | GAM |
| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2003) |
| Best result | Champions (2005, 2009) |
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1991) |
| Best result | Group Stage (2005, 2009) |
History
The team won the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in 2005 & 2009. The 2005 team caused one of the biggest upsets in FIFA U-17 World Cup history after defeating Brazil 3–1.Captain of the team (2005) was Ousman Koli.[1]
Competitive record
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record
| African U-17 Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts/Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 1995 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||
 2001 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2003 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
 2005 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2009 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
 2011 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
 2013 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2015 | ||||||||
 2017 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2023 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | 4/14 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | |
CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record
| CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 0 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1985 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1987 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 1989 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1991 | Fourth round | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 1993 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | 1/5 | |||||||