Gabon
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Libreville, Gabon
Gabon
The Gabon national football team, nicknamed Les Panthères (The Panthers) or Les Brésiliens (The Brazilians), is the national team of Gabon and is controlled by the Gabonese Football Federation. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but have qualified seven times (as of 2017) for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Stade Omar Bongo is a multi-purpose stadium in Libreville, Gabon. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of FC 105 Libreville. The stadium has a capacity of 41,000 people. It is named after Omar Bongo, who was President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009.