Gabon national football team

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Gabon
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Azingo Nationale
Association Fédération Gabonaise
de Football
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
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
 
First kit
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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Second kit
First international
Flag of Upper Volta Upper Volta 5 - 4 Gabon Flag of Gabon
(Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
Flag of Gabon Gabon 7 - 0 Benin Flag of Benin
(Libreville, Gabon; 2 April 1995)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Guinea Guinea 6 - 1 Gabon Flag of Gabon
(Guinea; 9 July 1967)
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 5 - 0 Gabon Flag of Gabon
(Abidjan; 8 October 2006)
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 :
  • 1 Time Champion (1999)
UDEAC Championship :
  • 2 Times Champion (1985, 1988)
  • 1 Time Runners-up

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] African Nations Cup record

[edit] Current squad

(May, 2007)

Goalkeepers:

Didier Ovono
Claude Boris Nguema-Bekale
William Loussoueke
Yann Bidonga
Victor Bissafi

Defenders:

Thierry Mouyouma
Georges Ambourouet
Roger Issakounia
Guy Roger Nzeng
Rodrigue Moundounga
Saturnin Okogo
Rene Nsi Akoue
Thibault Tchicaya
Nazaire Ontsigui
Ernest Akouassaga

Midfielders:

Catilina Aubameyang
Thierry Issiemou
Arsene Copa

Bruno Mbanangoye Zita
Etienne Alain Djissikadie
Jeannot Ekouma
Cedric Moubamba
Louassa Matobi
Paul Kessany
Juste Otomo
Wenceslas Moussavou-Mapagha
Etienne-Panayotis Bito'o
Delphin Mundungue
Waldi Rock Mboussi

Forwards:

Eric Mouloungui
Stephane N'Guema
Roguy Meye
Dieudonné Londo
Shiva N'Zigou
Henry Antchouet
Thedore Zue Nguema
Yannick Lary Evrard
Fabrice do Marcolino
Dimitri Edou Nzue
Georges Akieremy
Arnold Ulrich Yembi
Claude-Cedric Mve Mintsa
Ulrich Boutamba-Ibinga
Daniel Cousin

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