Gabon national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Azingo Nationale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Fédération Gabonaise de Football |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Alain Giresse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | François Amégasse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Daniel Cousin (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Stade Omar Bongo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | GAB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 45 (January 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 125 (April 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Upper Volta 5 - 4 Gabon  (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) |
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gabon 7 - 0 Benin  (Libreville, Gabon; 2 April 1995) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Guinea 6 - 1 Gabon (Guinea; 9 July 1967)  Côte d'Ivoire 5 - 0 Gabon (Abidjan; 8 October 2006) |
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| 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.
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[edit] Gabon Football Achievements
- UNIFAC Cup :
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- 1 Time Champion (1999)
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- UDEAC Championship :
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- 2 Times Champion (1985, 1988)
- 1 Time Runners-up
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[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 to 2008 - Did not qualify
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- 2012 - Will qualify as co-hosts with Equatorial Guinea
[edit] Current squad
(May, 2007)
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Goalkeepers: |
Bruno Mbanangoye Zita |
