'Humiliated' Aubameyang Quits Gabon National Team
Aubameyang said he was humiliated after Gabon’s AFCON 2025 exit and blamed by the government, then dropped and reinstated by officials.
- Gabon captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang declared he is quitting international football yesterday, citing "humiliation" after being publicly blamed by the government for the team's group-stage collapse at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
- Following the tournament, the Gabonese government fired the coaching staff, placed the team on indefinite suspension, and sidelined Aubameyang and 38-year-old Bruno Ecuele Manga from selection.
- Aubameyang, who recently joined Deportivo La Coruna, stated, "I think the team's problems run much deeper than the little person that I am," defending his performance despite playing while injured.
- New head coach Sebastien Migne must now build his squad without the star striker ahead of this month's opening qualifiers for next year's AFCON, creating significant personnel challenges.
- Gabon remains in Group A with Morocco, Niger, and Lesotho. Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema previously characterized the team's struggles as "a part of our national identity that has been weakened.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang no longer wants to play with Gabon. Captain of the Panthers announced his withdrawal from the national team, claiming "humiliated" after his exclusion and then his reintegration following the failure at CAN 2025 in Morocco.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has publicly criticised the Gabonese national team, claiming the federation has humiliated and damaged his image after he was forced to play at the AFCON.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, arguably the brightest star in Gabonese football history, has officially announced his retirement from the national team. His decision comes after a turbulent and disappointing final few months of his time with the national team. After Gabon were ignominy-stricken in the group stage of the African Cup of Nations in the winter, Aubameyang and his teammates found themselves under intense criticism. Unexpectedly, it was t…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang announced, at the age of 37, his retirement from the selection of Gabon. The country's greatest gunner, with 40 goals in 83 games, the attacker stated that the decision was motivated by the treatment received after the bad campaign of the team at the African Cup of Nations, when he became responsible for the failure of members of the Gabonese government. Botafogo follows in the market, long-term technical search and dir…
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