Gabon lifts sanctions on team and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after Afcon exit
BBC • • sports
Key Points:
- Gabon's government has lifted the sanctions imposed on the national team and striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang following their poor performance at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
- The team was previously suspended, coach Thierry Mouyouma was sacked, and key players including Aubameyang and captain Bruno Ecuele Manga were excluded after Gabon finished bottom of Group F.
- The new sports minister, Paul Ulrich Kessany, reversed the punitive measures to avoid potential suspension of Gabon's football federation (Fegafoot) by FIFA, which opposes government interference in football associations.
- Fegafoot welcomed the decision and noted that Kessany invited them to provide details for appointing a new technical staff ahead of
