Overview
- Gabon exited AFCON 2025 after three straight group defeats to Cameroon, Mozambique and Ivory Coast, finishing with zero points.
- Sports official Simplice-Désiré Mamboula announced on state TV the dissolution of the technical staff, the suspension of Les Panthères, and the exclusion of Bruno Ecuele Manga and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, as the president vowed structural measures.
- Le Parisien reports that FIFA statutes prohibit political interference and a breach could trigger suspension, noting the government deleted an initial communiqué but reaffirmed the measures on air the next day.
- Reporting states Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang arrived injured, played roughly an hour in the opener, then withdrew after the second match in agreement with the team.
- Foot Mercato details a kit fiasco that canceled a Uganda friendly over non-homologated ‘Gaboma’ uniforms and reports allegations of links to coach Thierry Mouyouma, alongside broader concerns over an aging squad.