As the Black Starlets of face the possibility of an early elimination from the under 17 world cup, fellow African side, the Gambia are partying after recording their second victory in the competition.

The Gambia yesterday beat Qatar 3-1 to qualify the last eight of the competition, the first in their history.

The Gambia, who won the African edition after beating Ghana’s Black Starlets have enough course to jubilate after opening the world campaign with a another 3-1 beating over the celebrated Brazilians.

A delighted Gambia coach Fred Osam Duodu, who has inspired his team to play without fears, said: "It wasn't an easy match at all and, as I always say, any team that reaches a tournament like this must be a very strong opponent and that was how it proved.

Unfortunately one or two of my best players were out and I think that was why it was a little bit tougher for us today."

Still in Peru, two teams, Côte d'Ivoire and Korea DPR, have expressly asked for the televisions to be removed from their rooms.

The move is to avoid late-night distractions and so aid a good night's sleep.

But the operation was not exactly straightforward as the TVs had to be unscrewed from the walls.