After the success of last Sunday’s trial, the Gambia Football Association will start selling tickets for the Gambia’s fixture against Algeria next Saturday on the day of the match.

“Tickets for the Gambia-Algeria game will go on sale at the Independence Stadium and a few designated outlets in Banjul and Brikama from 9am on Saturday,” GFA officials announced on West Coast Radio on Monday night.

The football authorities also announced a 50% cut in the price tag for the upcoming game.

“We are selling tickets for the uncovered stands at D50 and D100 for the covered pavilion. VIP tickets will cost D500.”

The GFA team explained that the reason for bringing down the cost is to ensure a full capacity crowd to boost the morale of the Gambian players.

“We realize that it will be in the middle of the month when most people would have spent a large chunk of their salary and may not have enough left to afford a match ticket if we maintain the price structure used in the Senegal game,” explained Terema Dahaba, GFA officer in charge of international matches.

“We don’t want to see any gaps in the stands on Saturday because this is a must-win game for the Gambia and if the Scorpions are to make it they have to see from the attendance that Gambians are fully behind them,” Dahaba reasoned.

Despite the security measures taken, including the release of tickets on the very day of the Gambia-v-Senegal derby match, GFA officials announced that several people were caught selling fake tickets and would be prosecuted.