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Gabon

Nickname(s)	Azingo Nationale, Black Panthers
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	59
Highest FIFA ranking	45 (January 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking	125 (April 2005)
Elo ranking	83
Home colours Away colours
First international
Upper Volta 5 - 4 Gabon (Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
Gabon 7 - 0 Benin (Libreville, Gabon; 2 April 1995)
Biggest defeat
Morocco 6 - 0 Gabon (Guinea; 15 November 2006) Côte d'Ivoire 5 - 0 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.

[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 to 2008 - Did not qualify
• 2010 -
• 2012 - Will qualify as co-hosts with Equatorial Guinea

[edit] Current squad

The following players were called up for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Lesotho on 7 September 2008.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Didier Ovono January 23, 1983 Dinamo Tbilisi 2 FW Roguy Meye October 7, 1986 Zalaegerszegi TE 3 DF Bernard Obiang AS Stade Mandji 4 DF Erwin Nguema 5 DF Bruno Ecuele Manga July 16, 1988 Angers 6 DF Ernest Akouassaga September 16, 1985 Olimpi Rustavi 7 FW Stephane N'Guema November 20, 1984 Paris FC 8 FW Gilles Mbang Ondo October 10, 1985 UMF Grindavik 9 DF Fabrice Moro Lille OSC 10 MF Etienne Alain Djissikadie January 5, 1977 Sogéa FC 11 FW Eric Mouloungui April 1, 1984 OGC Nice 12 MF Thierry Issiemou March 31, 1983 Vasas SC 13 MF Bruno Zita Mbanangoye July 15, 1980 Dinamo Minsk 14 MF Paul Kessany April 16, 1982 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. 15 DF Rodrigue Moundounga August 28, 1982 Delta Téléstar Gabon Télécom FC 16 GK William Loussoueke March 3, 1986 AS Stade Mandji 17 DF Moïse Brou Apanga Stade Brestois 18 MF Cedric Moubamba October 14, 1979 Sogéa FC

[edit] Recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club FW Daniel Cousin February 2, 1977 Hull City (Friendly v. Mali, 19 August) 8 MF Arsène Copa June 7, 1988 Győri ETO (WCQ v. Lesotho, 28 June) 11 FW Georges Akieremy September 15, 1983 Dinamo Tbilisi (WCQ v. Lesotho, 28 June) 15 FW Fabrice Do Marcolino March 14, 1983 Angers (WCQ v. Lesotho, 28 June) 8 FW Shiva N'Zigou October 24, 1983 Stade Reims (v. Ghana on June 22) 17 DF Rogombo Do Marcolino Angers (v. Ghana on June 22) FW Etienne Bito'o FC Zestaponi (v. Ghana on June 14)

[edit] External links

• Homepage of the national team

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