Gabon national under-23 football team

Gabon Under-23

Nickname(s)	Les Panthères (The Panthers)
Association	Gabonese Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Claude Albert Mbourounot
First colours Second colours
First international
Gabon 0–0 Guinea  (Libreville, Gabon; 18 June 1967)
Biggest win
Gabon 3–1 Ivory Coast  (Tangier, Morocco; 3 December 2011)
Biggest defeat
Guinea 6–1 Gabon (Conakry, Guinea; 9 July 1967)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	Group Stage: 2012

Gabon national under-23 football team (also known as Gabon Olympic, Gabon U-23) represents Gabon in international football competitions in the Olympic Games and the CAF U-23 Championship. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 but the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Gabonese Football Federation. Gabon made its first appearance in football at the 2012 Olympics in London.^[1]

Competitive Record[]

CAF U-23 Championship[]

CAF U-23 Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2011	Winner	1	5	3	1	1	7	4
Total	1/1	-	5	3	1	1	7	4

Olympic Games[]

Host nation / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1896	No football tournament was held
1900	Did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932	No football tournament was held
1936	Did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968	Did not qualify
1972
1976	Did not enter
1980
1984	Did not qualify
1988	Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004	Did not enter
2008
2012	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	1	3
2016	Did not qualify
Total	1/26	3	0	2	1	1	3

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Forthcoming fixtures[]

Date	Competition	Location	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
26 July 2012	2012 Olympics	Newcastle, Great Britain	Gabon	1-1	Switzerland	Aubameyang  45'
29 July 2012	2012 Olympics	Coventry, Great Britain	Mexico	2-0	Gabon
1 August 2012	2012 Olympics	London, Great Britain	South Korea	0-0	Gabon

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship that was held in Morocco.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK		(1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 30)		USM Libreville
2	4FW		(1990-07-17) 17 July 1990 (age 31)		Pélican
3	2DF	Muller Dinda	(1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 25)		Cercle Mbéri
4	3MF	Franck Engonga	(1993-07-26) 26 July 1993 (age 28)		Boca Juniors
5	2DF	Rémy Ebanega	(1989-11-17) 17 November 1989 (age 31)		Bitam
6	3MF	Didier Ndong	(1994-06-17) 17 June 1994 (age 27)		Cercle Mbéri
7	4FW	Allen Nono	(1992-08-15) 15 August 1992 (age 29)		USM Libreville
8	4FW	Romuald Ntsitsigui	(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 30)		Mangasport
9	4FW	Johan Diderot Lengoualama	(1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 28)		ASO Chlef
10	4FW	Lévy Madinda	(1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 29)		Celta Vigo B
11	3MF	Alexander N'Doumbou	(1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 29)		Orléans
12	2DF		(1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 29)		Oyem
13	3MF	Cédric Boussoughou	(1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 30)		Mangasport
14	3MF	Landry Jerry Obiang Obiang	(1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 29)		Sogéa
15	2DF	Henri Junior Ndong	(1992-08-23) 23 August 1992 (age 29)		Bitam
16	1GK		(1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 31)		Pélican
17	3MF	André Biyogo Poko	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 28)		Bordeaux
18	3MF		(1992-05-04) 4 May 1992 (age 29)		Sogéa
19	3MF	Samson Mbingui	(1992-02-09) 9 February 1992 (age 29)		Mangasport
20	2DF	Stevy Nzambe	(1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 30)		Marseille
21	1GK		(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 27)		Sogéa

See also[]

• Gabon national football team

External links[]

• Official website

References[]

1. ^ "Gabon stun Senegal to reach London". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
2. ^ "Championnat d'Afrique U23: Les 21 gabonais". Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (in French). 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.