Mattar M'Boge (born 21 June 1980) is a football coach and former player. He was promoted from his previous role as Head Coach of the U-17 national team to Head Coach of the

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in October 2017. He is also the former head coach for Real de Banjul.

Early life

M'Boge moved with his family to Saudi Arabia at the age of 4.

Coaching career

Gambia U20

As head coach of the

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. 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. Following their triumph, the team was received by the President of The Gambia,

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, who congratulated them and expressed his pride for their achievements. He led the team to third place in the 2019 WAFU U-20 Tournament held in Conakry, Guinea. M'Boge won a second WAFU A Championship at the

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as the team earned the sole zonal qualifying spot for the

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for the third time in the country's history and ten years after their previous qualification to the

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. He was also awarded 'Best Coach' at the end of tournament awards after stunning hosts Senegal in the final by winning 4-3 on penalties following a 2-2 draw after extra time. He guided the team to the semi-finals at the

where they lost to eventual winners

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, before securing the bronze medal in the play-off match after beating

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4-2 on penalties following a 0-0 draw after extra-time.

Loudoun United FC

M'Boge joined the staff of

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club

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in July 2022. M'Boge departed Loudoun in January 2024.

AC Horsens

In January 2024, M'Boge joined

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side

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as transition coach.

Honours

Real de Banjul *

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: 2014 Gambia U-20 *

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third place :

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third place :

*Qualification for the

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Individual *WAFU 'A' U-20 Championship 'Best Coach': 2020 *Gambia Football Coaches' Association Achievement Award: 2021 *Sports Journalists' Association of The Gambia Award: 2021

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MBoge, Mattar 1980 births Living people Gambian football managers Loudoun United FC USL Championship coaches Gambian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Gambian expatriate sportspeople in England Gambian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria D.C. United non-playing staff Barnet F.C. non-playing staff Real de Banjul FC Footballers from Banjul Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark