Gabon Under-23

Nickname(s)	Les Panthères (The Panthers)
Association	Gabonese Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Saturnin Ibela
First colours Second colours
First international
Gabon 0–0 Guinea  (Libreville, Gabon; 18 June 1967)
Biggest win
Gabon 3–1 Ivory Coast  (Tangier, Morocco; 3 December 2011)
Biggest defeat
Guinea 6–1 Gabon (Conakry, Guinea; 9 July 1967)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	Group Stage: 2012

Gabon national under-23 football team (also known as Gabon Olympic, Gabon U-23) represents Gabon in international football competitions in the Olympic Games and the CAF U-23 Championship. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 but the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Gabonese Football Federation. Gabon made its first appearance in football at the 2012 Olympics in London.^[1]

Competitive Record

CAF U-23 Championship

CAF U-23 Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2011	Winner	1	5	3	1	1	7	4
Total	1/1	-	5	3	1	1	7	4

Olympic Games

Host nation / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1896	No football tournament was held
1900	Did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932	No football tournament was held
1936	Did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968	Did not qualify
1972
1976	Did not enter
1980
1984	Did not qualify
1988	Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004	Did not enter
2008
2012	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	1	3
2016	Did not qualify
Total	1/26	3	0	2	1	1	3

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Forthcoming fixtures[edit]

Date	Competition	Location	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
26 July 2012	2012 Olympics	Newcastle, Great Britain	Gabon	1-1	Switzerland	Aubameyang 45'
29 July 2012	2012 Olympics	Coventry, Great Britain	Mexico	2-0	Gabon
1 August 2012	2012 Olympics	London, Great Britain	South Korea	0-0	Gabon

Current squad

The following players were called up in October 2022.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	François Bekale	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22)		AS Stade Mandji
	1GK	Ruud Steeven Tsoumbou	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20)		AS Stade Mandji
	1GK	Gesril Andome			CF Mounana
2	2DF	Graig Fhauster Aworet			US Bitam
3	2DF	Aimé Mboungui Moudou			CF Mounana
	2DF	Marcus Mombo			Bouenguidi Sports
	2DF	Jean Jacques Oyinamono Ngoulou			US Bitam
	2DF	Christe Siama			Centre Sportif de Bendje
	2DF	Yannick Aboghe Nzoghe	(1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 24)		AS Pélican
	2DF	Bevine Louembet			Bouenguidi Sports
	2DF	Lloyd George Lata	(2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 22)		AS Stade Mandji
	3MF	Hants Mbenga Mboumba			AS Pélican
	3MF	Roy Mouniengue Mbongui	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 18)		AS Stade Mandji
	3MF	Jérémy Oyono			US Boulogne
	3MF	Josias Mengome Mengome			Sporting Club Nyanga
	3MF	Boris Messi Ondenot			Sporting Club Nyanga
	4FW	Randy Essang Matouti			FC 105 Libreville
	4FW	André Jordy Ella			US Bitam
	4FW	Romess Essogo (captain)	(2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 22)		Slavia Mozyr
	4FW	Gabriel Meye			AS Pélican
	4FW	Ben Jorcy Kabinambele			AS Mangasport
	4FW	Jhovany Mayoulou			AS Dikaki
	4FW	Yohan Nkoghe Mbatchi			US Bitam