Gabon
Gabon
AFRICA CUP 2015
Nations Cup appearances: 5
Best result: Quarter-finals (1996, 2012)
Coach: Jorge Costa (Portugal)
Key player: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Fifa ranking: 62
Gabon were one of four teams to qualify unbeaten (along with South Africa, Cameroon and Tunisia).
They have won only won one match away from home at a Nations Cup finals - when beating Zaire (now DR Congo) in 1996.
Gabon co-hosted the finals in 2012 along with Equatorial Guinea.
Gabon news
WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS - AFRICA - 2ND ROUND - 1st leg - all results
Senegal fought back to draw 2:2 with Madagascar.
WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS - AFRICA - 2ND ROUND - 1ST LEG - DETAILS
African giants eager to avoid shocks.
CAF AWARDS 2015 - player of the year - 10 names on award shortlist
Toure is one of 10 men on the 2015 shortlist revealed by CAF.
WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS - AFRICA - 2nd round - preview
2018 World Cup second round qualifiers.
WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS - AFRICA - 1st ROUND - 2nd leg - all results
Chad and Comoros with shock wins.
CAF Player of the Year - Toure in frame for fifth title
Yaya Toure has been included on an initial list of 37 names.
STARS IN EUROPE - GABON - CLUB - Aubameyang extends record in draw
Aubameyang became the first player to score in the first seven matches of a Bundesliga season.
STARS IN EUROPE - GABON - CLUB - Aubameyang on target in Dortmund victory
Borussia Dortmund have equalled their best ever start to a season.
STARS IN EUROPE - Africans proving a force in Belgium
Beveren was the partner of the Abidjan-based academy of Jean Marc Guillou.
STARS IN EUROPE - GABON - CLUB - Aubameyang extends deal
Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has extended his deal
