Gabon vs Niger, 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

53': Rody Effaghe
77': Denis Bouanga

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2 - 0

About

Gabon are hosting Niger at Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon, starting on . The match is a part of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying.

Match Commentary

35': Kairou Amoustapha (Niger) Yellow Card at 35'
45'+8': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Yellow Card at 45'+8'
45'+11': Youssouf Alio Oumarou (Niger) Yellow Card at 45'+11'
45': Mohamed Djibo Wonkoye (Niger) Substitution at 45'
45': Teddy Averlant (Gabon) Substitution at 45'
53': Rody Effaghe (Gabon) Goal at 53'
68': Henrick Do Marcolino (Gabon) Substitution at 68'
71': Victorien Adebayor (Niger) Substitution at 71'
75': Anthony Oyono (Gabon) Substitution at 75'
77': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Goal at 77'
81': Mamane Sabo (Niger) Substitution at 81'
82': Patrick Orphe M'Bina (Gabon) Substitution at 82'

Statistics

NIG		GAB
15	Fouls	20
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	1
41.4	Possession	58.6
10	SHOTS	6
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
259	Accurate Passes	388
325	Passes	468
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	1
5	Effective Tackles	17
9	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
20	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Venue: Stade de Franceville
Location: Franceville, Gabon

AFCON Qualifying Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Morocco	2	+4	6
2	Gabon	2	0	3
3	Niger	2	-1	3
4	Lesotho	2	-3	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Gabon (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Jean-Noël Amonome (GK)
6	Urie-Michel Mboula
4	Alex Moussounda
19	Jacques Ekomie
21	Jérémy Oyono
22	Didier N'Dong
17	André Biyogo Poko
20	Denis Bouanga
12	Guélor Kanga
10	Shavy Babicka
11	Rody Effaghe

Gabon Substitutes:

Jonathan Do Marcolino, André-Jordy Ella, Teddy Averlant, Anthony Oyono, Edlin Matouti, François Bekale, Clench Loufilou, Lukas Mounguenou, Patrick Orphe M'Bina, Henrick Do Marcolino, Chris Obiang.

Niger (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Mahamadou Tanja Djibo (GK)
3	Oumar Sako
13	Mohamed Abdouramane
2	Rahim Alhassane
24	Aboubacar Camara
14	Mohamed Ali Camara
6	Youssouf Alio Oumarou
20	Amadou Moutari
9	Kairou Amoustapha
7	Daniel Sosah
12	Ousseini Soumaila Badamassi

Niger Substitutes:

Mamane Sabo, Hamza Aboubacar Issa, Hassane Adamou, Ibrahim Sani Halliru, Harouna Ibrahim, Amadou Sabo, Victorien Adebayor, Issiaka Kanta, Abiboulaye Hainikoye, Yacouba Magagi, Mohamed Djibo Wonkoye, Abraham Adamou.

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