Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Libya
Match Time & Date:
01/09/2021
21:00
Prediction: 0-2
Gabon
Martyrs of February Stadium will host Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier between Libya and Gabon. The Libyans are low on confidence ahead of the visit of Gabon as they are on a five-game losing run in all competitions. The hosts are likely to adopt a defence-minded approach in Wednesday’s clash, but preventing Gabon attackers from scoring is easier said than done.
The visitors, will, as always, rely on fit-again Arsenal attacker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who is likely to prove a handful for the opposition back-line. Yet another man to watch in the away team will be Nice midfielder Mario Lemina, who has netted three goals in 19 appearances for the Gabon national team. When the two teams met in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers each team won their respective home fixture. Anyhow, Gabon are more of a team than Libya, and we predict that the visitors are going to prove their worth on the field.
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 (Gabon):
Gabon made their international debut in April 1960, with the team participating in L’Amitie tournament and it has to be noted that les Pantheres (the Panthers) were beaten by Burkina Faso in their first match. The Gabonese national football team have yet to participate at the World Cup finals, but they did well to make it to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on two occasions.
Les Pantheres were eliminated by Tunisia at the 1996 African Cup of Nations, while Mali proved to be a big catch for Gabon at the 2012 tournament. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is probably the most notable footballer who plays for Gabon and the Borussia Dortmund striker scored three goals for the national team at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, but he missed a penalty in the quarter-finals against Mali.
Gabon clinched the UNIFAC Cup title in 1999, while winning UDEAC Championship in 1985 and 1988. Stade Omar Bongo is considered Gabon’s home stadium.
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