The match officials that will be officiating The Gambia and Mauritania U-20 game as part of the qualifying rounds of the 16th African Youth Championship in 2009 in Rwanda to be played on Saturday June 28 in Banjul were expected to arrive in Banjul last evening.

According to Seedy Mb Kinteh, President of The Gambia Football Association, the referees that will officiate the first leg match are from Sierra Leone while the match commissioner is Senegalese.

As part of their preparatory efforts, the FA staged a friendly international between The Gambia U-20 team with that of Senegal last Sunday in Banjul and the team trashed their counterparts 3-0.The Gambia youth team put up a very good performance during the last African and World Youth championships and were the African bronze medallists in Congo.

The winner between The Gambia and Mauritania is expected to meet Ghana or Libya in the final stages of the Qualifiers.