Saintfiet

New Gambia coach Johnny McKinstry from Northern Ireland made a dream debut as successor to Belgian Tom Saintfiet when his team whipped the Seychelles 5-1 in Moroccan city Berkane.

Tom Saintfiet resigned as The Gambia boss after their exit, while Guinea-Bissau and Burkina Faso decided not to renew the contracts of Baciro Cande and Hubert Velud respectively.

Tom Saintfiet's bid to be appointed the head coach of Nigeria's is gaining momentum with time.

With the inclusion of three new debutants due in his starting eleven, coach Saintfiet made it clear that players must now fight and compete for their positions in his squad.

But Saintfiet, who had only been in the job of Malta coach since last October, has vehemently denied these allegations.

Former Togo and Zimbabwe coach Tom Saintfiet been appointed as Gambia’s new coach, the country’s football federation revealed in a statement.

Saintfiet will be unveiled to the country’s media on Thursday in Banjul.