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The Gambia vs Burkina Faso team. Image by Kyselak, 23 October 2010, Wikimedia Commons, The GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). When The Gambia arrived in Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations, many thought they were just there to make up the numbers and won’t surely be a force to reckon with. But they have proved everyone wrong and have hit form at the continent’s premium sporting tournament in devastating fashion. The Scorpions have enjoyed one of the most spectacular debuts in the history of the Africa cup of Nations reaching the quarter-finals in their maiden appearance. After finally e…