Gabon

Gabon

3rd in Africa Cup of Nations
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Africa Cup of Nations Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Ivory Coast 0 0 0
2 Cameroon 0 0 0
3 Gabon 0 0 0
4 Mozambique 0 0 0
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
1 Anse Ngoubi 0 0 0
23 Loyce Mbaba 0 0 0
16 François Bekal.. 0 0 0

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
1 Anse Ngoubi 0 0 0
23 Loyce Mbaba 0 0 0
16 François Bekal.. 0 0 0