Gabon national football team

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Gabon

Nickname	Azingo Nationale
Association	Fédération Gabonaise de Football
Head coach	Alain Giresse
Most caps	François Amégasse
Top scorer
FIFA code	GAB
FIFA ranking	97
Highest FIFA ranking	45 (January 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking	125 (April 2005)
Elo ranking	104
Home kit 　 Away kit
First international Upper Volta 5 - 4 Gabon (Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Largest win Gabon 7 - 0 Benin (Libreville, Gabon; 2 April 1995)
Worst defeat Guinea 6 - 1 Gabon (Guinea; 9 July 1967)
African Nations Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1994)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 1996

The Gabon national football team, nicknamed Azingo Nationale, is the national team of Gabon and is controlled by the Fédération Gabonaise de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.

Contents 1 Gabon Football Achievements 2 World Cup record 3 African Nations Cup record 4 External links

[edit] Gabon Football Achievements

UNIFAC Cup :

• 1 Time Champion (1999)

UDEAC Championship :

• 2 Times Champion (1985, 1988)
• 1 Time Runners-up

[edit] World Cup record

• 1930 to 1962 - Did not enter
• 1966 - Withdrew
• 1970 - Did not enter
• 1974 - Withdrew
• 1978 to 1986 - Did not enter
• 1990 to 2006 - Did not qualify

[edit] African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1970 - Did not enter
• 1972 - Did not qualify
• 1974 - Withdrew
• 1976 - Did not enter
• 1978 - Did not qualify
• 1980 - Did not enter
• 1982 - Withdrew
• 1984 to 1992 - Did not qualify
• 1994 - Round 1
• 1996 - Quarterfinals
• 1998 - Did not qualify
• 2000 - Round 1
• 2002 - Did not qualify
• 2004 - Did not qualify
• 2006 - Did not qualify

[edit] External links

• Homepage of the national team

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