Gabon

Introduction: The Gabon national football team has not yet participated in the World Cup finals, but has only qualified for the African Cup of Nations finals three times. In 2012, it will co-host the African Cup of Nations with Equatorial Guinea. The Gabonese Football Association was founded in 1962 and has participated in the African Club Champions Cup since 1969. They began to participate in the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1976. In 1986, the Sogara team won the runner-up, which was the best record achieved by a Gabonese club in an African club competition. Other major club teams include the Olympic team, the Royal Eagles, etc. These clubs are all in the capital Libreville. The Gabonese national team first participated in the World Cup qualifiers in 1974 and was eliminated by Cameroon in the first round. Never entered the World Cup finals. Gabon's domestic league began in 1968, and the cup began in 1978. The Gabon national men’s football team began to participate in international and intercontinental football competitions in 1960, and the Gabon national women’s football team began to participate in international and intercontinental football competitions in 2000.