Gabon national football team
national association football team
Gabon national football team is the national football team of Gabon.
Nickname(s) | Les Panthères (The Panthers) Les Brésiliens (The Brazilians) | ||
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Association | Gabonese Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
Head coach | Daniel Cousin | ||
Captain | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ||
Most caps | Didier Ovono (111) | ||
Top scorer | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (24) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Omar Bongo | ||
FIFA code | GAB | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 79 ![]() | ||
Highest | 30 (July 2009) | ||
Lowest | 125 (April–May 2003) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Libreville, Gabon; 2 April 1995) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 26 December 1961) ![]() ![]() (Rabat, Morocco; 15 November 2006) | |||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1994) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals, 1996 and 2012 |
The team has never qualified for a World Cup. Gabon has participated in 7 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments (1994, 1996, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017).
The team's home stadium is the Stade Omar Bongo in Libreville. The stadium can fit 41,000 people.[3]
Recent matches
changeSource:[4]
Date | Type of Game | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
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4 June 2017 | Friendly | Gabon | 0–0 | Zambia |
10 June 2017 | 2019 AFCON Q | Mali | 2–1 | Gabon |
12 August 2017 | 2018 CHAN Q | Equatorial Guinea | cancelled | Gabon |
19 August 2017 | 2018 CHAN Q | Gabon | cancelled | Equatorial Guinea |
2 September 2017 | 2018 FIFA WCQ | Gabon | 0–3 | Ivory Coast |
5 September 2017 | 2018 FIFA WCQ | Ivory Coast | 1–2 | Gabon |
7 October 2017 | 2018 FIFA WCQ | Morocco | 3–0 | Gabon |
10 October 2017 | Friendly | Gabon | 0–1 | Benin |
11 November 2017 | 2018 FIFA WCQ | Gabon | 0–0 | Mali |
15 November 2017 | Friendly | Gabon | 0–0 | Botswana |
22 March 2018 | 2019 AFCON Q | Gabon | v. | Burundi |
5 September 2018 | 2019 AFCON Q | Gabon | v. | South Sudan |
9 September 2018 | 2019 AFCON Q | South Sudan | v. | Gabon |
Records
change- As of 31 June 2017
Top scorers
change# | Player | Goals | Caps | Career |
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1 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 23 | 56 | 2009– |
= | Théodore Nzue Nguema | 23 | 77 | 1995–2005 |
3 | Guy Roger Nzamba | 21 | 47 | 1988–2000 |
4 | Brice Mackaya | 15 | 38 | 1992–1999 |
5 | Daniel Cousin | 13 | 56 | 2000–2014 |
6 | Malick Evouna | 12 | 32 | 2012– |
= | Valéry Ondo | 12 | 36 | 1988–2001 |
8 | Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé | 11 | 68 | 1999–2012 |
Most appearances
change# | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Didier Ovono | 102 | 20 | 2003–2017 |
2 | François Amégasse | 82 | 9 | 1984–2000 |
3 | Cédric Moubamba | 81 | 2 | 1998–2012 |
4 | Théodore Nzue Nguema | 77 | 23 | 1995–2005 |
5 | Etienne Kassa-Ngoma | 74 | 7 | 1985–1997 |
6 | Bruno Ecuele Manga | 70 | 8 | 2007– |
7 | Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé | 68 | 11 | 1999–2012 |
8 | Rodrigue Moundounga | 65 | 1 | 2001– |
9 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 56 | 23 | 2009– |
= | Daniel Cousin | 56 | 13 | 2000–2014 |
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ Stade Omar Bango
- ↑ "Gabon - Gabon - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mamrud, Roberto. "Gabon – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
Other websites
change- Homepage of the national team Archived 2018-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Gabon Archived 2018-06-20 at the Wayback Machine at FIFA.com