Twenty-four hours later, it is the effective takeoff and the positive test of the two stars at the entrance of Cameroon. As if that were not enough, the selection refused the hotel offered and paid for by the Confederation of African Football. No, it’s not over. After two games without defeat, it is the same two stars who put on a show and officially returned to their club.
But Gabon seduces on the ground and obtains a qualification which does not suffer from any dispute. However, fate willed that the Panthers, from this Sunday, wash away the affront that the Stallions of Burkina Faso made them.
A vengeful Gabon !
Struck by its opponent in a friendly in Dubai 0-3 in early January in a friendly, Gabon will certainly want revenge for this 8e of final. After several setbacks since January 6, the Panthers have succeeded in a very good way to restore confidence by qualifying for the 8is finals, finishing undefeated in all of their three group stage matches with one win and two draws.
Absent from the last edition in Egypt, Gabon can already be satisfied with having succeeded in its CAN, he who was really not expected at this level of competition. Although deprived of Aubameyang and Émeri, the men of Patrick Neveu can count in addition to a well-established collective, on their attackers Denis Bouanga and Jim Allevinah (man of the match Morocco-Gabon), and their new captain Ecuele Manga, very strong defensively since the start of the competition.
what they said
Patrice Neveu (coach, Gabon)
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We had encountered many problems, we were managing the problems, we were coping. We are aware of the importance of the match. We lost our last match against Burkina. We have drawn conclusions, we know that Burkina has a full team.
I have my certainties in relation to the orientations of the game, we have players who adapt to the game systems. We have managed to win back our audience, our people, we want more than that, we can pass this stage. It is not enough to produce play, to dominate, you have to mentally win, to transform the opportunities. The group is very attentive, the players are focused, we will be more physically and mentally tomorrow.
Alex Mouketou-Moussounda (midfielder, Gabon)
We will give our best to win the match, we have a lot of internal problems that the coach has managed well. We are driven by the spirit of conquest, to make our public, our country proud. It is a pride for me to defend the colors of my country. Each player must give the maximum to make the team better.
We play tomorrow against Burkina to win, we want to win.
