Gabon coach José Antonio Camacho has named the final 23 man squad who are going to battle it out in the 2017 AFCON on their home soil. The squad is led by team captain and Borussia Dortmund star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and other heavyweight players in the Gabon team such as Didier Ndong of Sunderland, Juventus midfielder Mario Lemina, Bruno
Ecuélé Manga of Cardiff City and China-based striker Malick Evouna.
The Host nation Gabon is placed in Group A with Guinea-Bissau, four-time winners Cameroon and 2013 runners-up Burkina Faso. Gabon will play the opening game of the tournament against Guinea-Bissau on 14 January in Libreville.
Below is the Full Squad:
Goalkeepers
Didier Ovono (KV Ostend / BEL), Yves Stéphane Bitséki Moto (CF Mounana / GAB), Anthony Mfa Mezui (Unattached).
Defenders
Bruno Ecuélé Manga (Cardiff City / WAL), André Biyogho Poko (Karabukspor / TUR), Aaron Appindangoye (Laval / FRA), Franck Perrin Obambou (Mandji Stage / GAB), Lloyd Palun Johann Serge Obiang (Troyes/FRA), Benjamin Zé Ondo (Mosta FC / MAL) and Yoann Wachter (Sedan/FRA)
Midfielders
Junior Serge Martinsson Ngouali (IF Brommapojkarna / SWE), Levy Clement Madinda (Nastic Tarragona / ESP), Gelor Kanga Kaku (Belgrade Red Star / SRB), Merlin Tandjigora (Meixian Hakka FC / CHN), Didier Ndong (Sunderland / ENG), Samson Mbingui (Raja Casablanca / MOR), Mario Lemina (Juventus, Italy)
Forwards
Denis Athanase Bouanga (Tours FC / FRA), Serge Kevyn Aboue Angoue (Uniao Leiria / POR), Cedric Ondo Biyoghe (CF Mounana), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund / GER), Malick Evouna (Tianjin Teda FC / GAB)
On standby
Axel Meyé (Eskisehirspor / TUR), Johan Lengoualama (Raja Casablanca / MOR), Donald Nzé (AS Pelican / GAB)
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