Tom Saintfiet : The Versatile Tactician

If Gambia has anybody to be proud of in the national football team it is the coach, Tom Sainfiet. The 48-year-old tactician is the right person at the right place. The Gambia's qualification was masterminded by the much-travelled Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet. The former Togo, Zimbabwe and Namibia boss took over the job on a short-term basis in June 2018. Saintfiet transformed the Scorpions into a competitive team that would fancy its chances against the continent's big boys. Saintfiet has coached in several countries; Belgium, Qatar, Germany, Faroe Islands, Finland, Jordan, the Netherlands. He has also worked in Africa, becoming the National Team head coach of Namibia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Malawi and Togo. Before going to Namibia, Saintfiet was manager of Finnish Premier League club RoPS Rovaniemi. In 2002, Tom Saintfiet coached Faroese team B71 and finished ...