Gabon national under-23 football team

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]

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

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	Glwadys Mbimbiangoye	(1991-06-15) 15 June 1991		USM Libreville
2	4FW	Lionel Yacouya	(1990-07-17) 17 July 1990		Pélican
3	2DF	Muller Dinda	(1995-09-22) 22 September 1995		Cercle Mbéri
4	3MF	Franck Engonga	(1993-07-26) 26 July 1993		Boca Juniors
5	2DF	Rémy Ebanega	(1989-11-17) 17 November 1989		Bitam
6	3MF	Didier Ndong	(1994-06-17) 17 June 1994		Cercle Mbéri
7	4FW	Allen Nono	(1992-08-15) 15 August 1992		USM Libreville
8	4FW	Romuald Ntsitsigui	(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991		Mangasport
9	4FW	Johan Diderot Lengoualama	(1992-09-29) 29 September 1992		ASO Chlef
10	4FW	Lévy Madinda	(1992-06-11) 11 June 1992		Celta Vigo B
11	3MF	Alexander N'Doumbou	(1992-01-04) 4 January 1992		Orléans
12	2DF	Ismael Abogho	(1992-01-20) 20 January 1992		Oyem
13	3MF	Cédric Boussoughou	(1991-07-20) 20 July 1991		Mangasport
14	3MF	Landry Jerry Obiang Obiang	(1992-06-10) 10 June 1992		Sogéa
15	2DF	Henri Junior Ndong	(1992-08-23) 23 August 1992		Bitam
16	1GK	Willy Mikiela	(1990-03-06) 6 March 1990		Pélican
17	3MF	André Biyogo Poko	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993		Bordeaux
18	3MF	Emmanuel Ndong Mba	(1992-05-04) 4 May 1992		Sogéa
19	3MF	Samson Mbingui	(1992-02-09) 9 February 1992		Mangasport
20	2DF	Stevy Nzambe	(1991-09-04) 4 September 1991		Marseille
21	1GK	Nick Moundounga	(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994		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.