The Gabon national football team 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 for the Africa Cup of Nations. Gabon is a member of both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed Barea after the island's zebu, is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Malagasy Football Federation. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup. It took part in its first Africa Cup of Nations in 2019. Among its biggest wins was a 1–0 home victory over Egypt in the qualification rounds of the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations until being surpassed by a recent 2–0 win over Nigeria in the group stage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Reflecting the official name of the country at the time, the team was known as the Malagasy Republic national football team between 1958 and 1975.
Dieudonné "Dieumerci" Mbokani Bezua is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker. He was captain of the DR Congo national football team.
Ernest Olivier Bienvenu Mabouka Massoussi is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Nof HaGalil.
The African Nations Championship, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship and commonly abbreviated as CHAN, is a biennial African association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 2009 and first announced in September 2007. The participating teams must consist of players playing in their national league competitions.
Charles Carolus Andriamatsinoro, simply known as Andria, is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Rawdhah and the Madagascar national team.
Chancel Mangulu Mbemba is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille and serves as captain for the DR Congo national team.
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Total2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was hosted by Egypt. The competition was held from 21 June to 19 July 2019, as per the decision of the CAF Executive Committee on 20 July 2017 to move the Africa Cup of Nations from January/February to June/July for the first time. It was also the first Africa Cup of Nations expanded from 16 to 24 teams.
Sébastien Bernard Henri Clément Migné is a French football coach and former player who is Head Coach of the Haiti national team.
Firmin Ndombe Mubele is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for French Championnat National 3 club Blagnac. From 2013 to 2018 he represented the DR Congo national team at international level. He plays as a winger, while also being capable of filling the role of a striker.
Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé is a Congolese football coach and former player who manages Sudanese club Al-Hilal.
The 2016 African Nations Championship, also known for short as the 2016 CHAN and for sponsorship purposes as the Orange African Nations Championship, was the 4th edition of the biennial African association football tournament organized by CAF featuring national teams consisting of players playing in their respective national leagues. It was held in Rwanda from 16 January to 7 February 2016.
Meschak Elia Lina is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the DR Congo national team. He received the best player award after him and his team's win in the 2016 African Nations Championship.
Jonathan Bolingi Mpangi Merikani is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina and the DR Congo national team.
The 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations, Gabon 2017, was the 12th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below.
Kabongo Kasongo is a DR Congolese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Çorum.
Yoane Wissa is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Premier League club Brentford. Born in France, he represents the DR Congo national team at international level.
The 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
The 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup was the 18th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.
The 2020–21 CAF Champions League was the 57th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 25th edition under the current CAF Champions League title.
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