Authorities in Gabon have announced the dissolution of the
national senior football team and the dismissal of coach Daniel Cousin
following the Panthers’ failure to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Needing a win to
sail through, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Co. were held to a 1-1 draw by
Burundi in their final qualifying game on Sunday.
Gabon sports
minister Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze said it was time to move forward and that a
new coach will be named within 60 days.
“To rebuild our
football we must adopt the same steps that are inspired by the model of some
countries that have experienced the same difficulties as Gabon in terms of
accumulation of poor results,” Bilie-By-Nze said.
Appointed head
coach in September after few months as assistant, Cousin, 42, a former Gabon
international, had a dream start after defeating South Sudan home and away but
fell to Mali in Libreville 1-0 before the ultimate draw against Burundi which
placed the Gabonese third in Group C at the end of the qualifiers.
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