Gabon national football team facts for kids
| 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 | 85  (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 30 (July 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 125 (April–May 2003) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 103  1 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 63 (November 1996) | ||
| Lowest | 123 (June 2004) | ||
| 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 | |||
 Cameroon 6–0 Gabon (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 26 December 1961)  Morocco 6–0 Gabon (Rabat, Morocco; 15 November 2006) |
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| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1994) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 1996 and 2012 | ||
Gabon national football team is the national football team of Gabon.
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.
Contents
Recent matches
Source:
| Date | Type of Game | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
| 5 September 2017 | 2018 FIFA WCQ | Côte d'Ivoire |
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
Top scorers
| # | 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
| # | 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 |
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