Mattar M'Boge

Mattar M'Boge (born 21 June 1980) is a football coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Gambia national under-20 football team. He was promoted from his previous role as Head Coach of U-17 national team to Head Coach of the U-20 national team in October 2017.[1][2]

Mattar M'Boge

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-06-21) 21 June 1980
Place of birth	Banjul, The Gambia
Club information
Current team	Gambia national under-20 football team (head coach)

As head coach of the Gambia national under-20 football team he secured the 2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament title in his first international assignment. The tournament was hosted by Liberia and the Young Scorpions were the only unbeaten team in the tournament.[3] This was the first ever trophy at U-20 level for the country and he became the first Gambian head coach to win an international trophy and also became the youngest coach (aged 37) to achieve this accolade so far.[4]

Following their triumph, the team was received by the President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, who congratulated them and expressed his pride for their achievements.[5]

He led the team to third place in the 2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament held in Conakry, Guinea.[6]