Gabon National Blog

Gabon have been eliminated from the African Cup of Nations after suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Zambia.
 
Goals from Rainford Kalaba and James Chamanga ensured victory for the Copper bullets with a late strike from Gabon’s Marcolino providing a tense finish, however in the end Zambia were worthy of their win.
It was the [...]

Gabon go into their last first round fixture knowing that a draw will be sufficient to ensure qualification to the quarter finals. 
If they lose to Zambia they shall have four points, and if Cameroon win against Tunisia, Cameroon shall have six and Tunisia just the two. If Tunisia win their last game they shall have [...]

In apparent exercise in cold pragmatism and negativity Gabon and Tunisia played out often boring 0-0 draw today on a rain soaked Lubango pitch. The point gained assures Gabon of top spot in Group D and puts them in pole position for the quarter finals however a win would have guarenteed Gabons progression to the [...]

Choosing not to pre-release their new  kits until the actual African Cup of Nations fixtures may seem strange but at least it provided a little bit of excitement before the drab draw against Tunisia.
Although Gabon have opted to continue their relationship with Airness, the Parisian based sportswear company the design is a little different from their qualifying [...]

Gabon can seal qualification to the next round with a win against Tunisia on Sunday, how many would have predicted this before the tournament started?
 
The 1-0 win against Cameroon may have shocked many bar those who had a keen eye on the recent World Cup/African Cup of Nations qualification campaign. Undeniably Gabon rode their luck [...]

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Gabon recorded one of the best results in their history by beating tournament favourites and 4 times winners Cameroon 1-0 in the African Cup of Nations today.
Despite being on the back foot for the majority of the game the Gabonese managed to hang on to their one nil lead that came through a 17th minute [...]

The away team kit for Gabon on the African Cup of Nations shall not be the same as used during qualification.
Gabon chose to release the new kit at their first ANC game against Cameroon.

The shirt shall be mainly white with the blue,green and yellow flag across the chest and the shorts and socks will be white.
                  
Alike [...]

The Gabon national football team shall play in their traditional yellow and blue home strip (yellow and shirt, blue shorts and socks) and white and blue away strip (white and blue shirt, white shorts and socks).

Alike a few other African national teams (Benin, DR Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Mali) their kit has been designed and produced [...]

On paper Cameroon look like the clear favourites for this match having the benefit of several world class names to their disposal.
Manager, Paul Le Guen has named a 23 man squad containing ex-Liverpool defender Rigobert Song, Newcastle’s former Geremi, Burnley’s André Bikey and Benoît Assou-Ekotto of Tottenham. All of these players will provide steal in [...]