Gabon

Also Ga·bun

[ga-bon, ga-bawn]

noun

1. Official Name Gabonese Republic. a republic in western equatorial Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by People's Republic of the Congo. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Libreville.

2. an estuary in western Gabon. About 40 miles (65 km) long.

Gabon

/ ɡabɔ̃, ɡəˈbɒn /

noun

1. Former English spelling: Gaboon. a republic in W central Africa, on the Atlantic: settled by the French in 1839; made part of the French Congo in 1888; became independent in 1960; almost wholly forested. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority; significant animist minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Libreville. Pop: 1 640 286 (2013 est). Area: 267 675 sq km (103 350 sq miles)

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Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and Nigeria kept alive hopes of swelling the African representation to 10 nations by finishing as the four best-ranked runners-up.

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Ivory Coast and Gabon have dominated the six-nation Group F with one point dividing them going into their penultimate matches on Friday.

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Since Son's arrival, Gabon international Bouanga has scored 11 goals in nine games.

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His managerial career took him across the globe with stints in Portugal, Romania, Cyprus, Tunisia, India and Gabon.

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Cameroon play Gabon in their opening group game on 24 December.

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