This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Gabon women's national football team.
Gabon
Nickname(s)
Les Panthères (The Panthers)
Association
Gabonese Football Federation (Fédération Gabonaise de Football, FEGAFOOT)
Confederation
CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation
UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coach
Thierry Mouyouma
Captain
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Most caps
Didier Ovono (112)
Top scorer
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (30)
Home stadium
Stade d'Angondjé
FIFA code
GAB
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current
84 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest
30 (July 2009)
Lowest
125 (April–May 2003)
First international
Upper Volta 5–4 Gabon (Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
Gabon 7–0 Benin (Libreville, Gabon; 2 April 1995)
Biggest defeat
Cameroon 6–0 Gabon (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 26 December 1961) Morocco 6–0 Gabon (Rabat, Morocco; 15 November 2006)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances
8 (first in 1994)
Best result
Quarter-finals, 1996 and 2012
The Gabon national football team (French: Équipe de football du Gabon) represents Gabon in men's international football. The team's nickname is The Panthers and it is governed by the Gabonese Football Federation. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but have qualified eight times (as of 2021) for the Africa Cup of Nations. Gabon is a member of both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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