2015 AFRICA CUP - GROUP BY GROUP

facts & stats

19 Jan 2015
2015 AFRICA CUP - GROUP A - DAY 01 - BURKINA FASO vs GABON 0:2

Gabon began their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a win over 2013 runners-up Burkina Faso to go top of Group A

17 Jan 2015
2015 AFRICA CUP - GABON - SOKAMBI REPLACES LEMINA

France Under-20 World Cup winner Mario Lemina, who declined a place in Gabon's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations squad, has been replaced by Bonaventure Sokambi.

5 Jan 2015
2015 AFRICA CUP - GABON - DIDIER NDONG SIGNS FOR FRENCH SIDE FC LORIENT

The 20-year-old midfielder played with Tunisian outfit CS Sfaxien during the 2012-2013 season, and will represent Gabon in the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations.

3 Jan 2015
AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2015 - DRAW COMPLETED

draw for Confederation Cup held

26 Dec 2014
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015 - DRAW COMPLETED

preliminary round draw

24 Dec 2014
2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - BBC PLAYER OF THE YEAR REVEALED

Brahimi wins BBC African Footballer of the Year award 2014 - The 24-year-old midfielder becomes the first Algerian to win the award, which is decided by football fans.

4 Dec 2014

Gabon
AFRICA CUP 2015


GROUP A

 

Nations Cup appearances: 5 
Best result: Quarter-finals (1996, 2012) 
Coach: Jorge Costa (Portugal) 
Key player: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 
Fifa ranking: 62


Gabon were one of four teams to qualify unbeaten (along with South Africa, Cameroon and Tunisia). 

They have won only won one match away from home at a Nations Cup finals - when beating Zaire (now DR Congo) in 1996. 

Gabon co-hosted the finals in 2012 along with Equatorial Guinea.