thepoint.geokits.com - The Gambia is an oddly shaped vestige of colonialism. Wedged into Senegal, its narrow borders determined by the distance a 19th Century warship could fire its guns from the middle of the Gambia River. Alex Haley’s “Roots” put Gambia on the tourism trail. But the former British colony was completely off the international soccer map until qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2005 and the U-20 event last year. The Gambia is an unlikely place to have produced prospects for the MLS. But, thanks...» view full story