Our prediction for this Africa Cup of Nations 2024 match:
Gabon
Match Time & Date:
08/06/2022
12:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Mauritania
Gabon will look to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over D.R. Congo when they take on Mauritania in their second group game. The Panthers will be without Barcelona ace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in Wednesday’s clash, with both Mario Lemina and Ibrahim Ndong failing to make the cut as well. In their absences, a man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Crvena Zvezda midfielder Guelor Kanga.
Mauritania, on the other hand, kicked off their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win over Sudan, but beating Gabon on the road is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the cards at Stade de Franceville, and we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw. When the two teams met in a friendly earlier in 2022 they played out a 1-1 draw.
Highlighted Player (Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang):
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the most famous Gabonese player and he is the first footballer from Gabon to appear in Bundesliga. Aubameyang played for the likes of Dijon, Lille, Monaco and St. Etienne in the past before joining Borussia Dortmund on July, 2013. The pacey attacker signed a five-year contract with the Millionaires and he has been producing outstanding performances with the Signal-Iduna-Park outfit ever since.
Aubameyang impressed in the 2015–16 Bundesliga, scoring 25 goals in 31 appearances for Borussia Dortmund, but that did not help Thomas Tuchel’s men win the domestic trophy. Speaking of his international career, the 187-cm-tall striker made his Gabon debut on 25 March, 2009 and he scored his first goal for the national team in a 3-2 win over Morocco.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang helped Gabon make it to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. It has to be noted, though, that he played for France U-21 team in the past. Aubameyang was born in Laval, France on 18 June, 1989.
Highlighted Team (Mauritania):
Affiliated to both CAF (Africa) and WAFU (West Africa) confederations, Mauritania are the national team that qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history. The Lions of Chinguetti were grouped with the likes of Angola, Burkina Faso and Botswana in the qualifiers for the 2019 tournament, with the team finishing the team collecting 12 points from possible 18.
Mauritania, though, have yet to book their place at the FIFA World Cup finals. The Lions of Chinguetti suffered a heavy 5-1 loss to Malagasy Republic on their international debut (25 December, 1961) and they registered their biggest win 45 years later, with the team crushing Somalia 8-2 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Back in 1972 Mauritania suffered the biggest lost in the history of the national team as they were beaten 14-0 by Guinea. Stade Olympique, which can hold up to 20,000 people, is considered the team’s home ground.
