Mauritania vs Gabon — AFCON Qualifying: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 5′Gabon, red card:J. Amonome
- 7′Mauritania, yellow card:E. H. Houbeib
- 10′Gabon, substitution:off
- 16′Mauritania, yellow card:B. Mouhsine
- 30′Mauritania, goal:1–0H. Tanjy
- 35′Mauritania, yellow card:I. Keita
- 42′Mauritania, goal:2–0
- Half-time2 – 0
- 56′Gabon, substitution:off
- 57′Mauritania, substitution:off
- 57′Mauritania, substitution:offH. Tanjy
- 65′Mauritania, substitution:off
- 71′Gabon, substitution:off
- 71′Gabon, substitution:off
- 71′Gabon, substitution:off
- 72′Mauritania, substitution:
- 72′Mauritania, substitution:offM. Soueid
- 85′Mauritania, red card:E. H. Houbeib
- 89′Gabon, yellow card:W. Ebane
- 90+1′Gabon, goal:2–1assist
- 90+3′Mauritania, yellow card:
- Full-time2 – 1
Lineups
Starting lineups
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Mauritania
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- 17Abdallahi Mahmoud↓ 72′
- 3Aly Abeid
- 27Aboubakar Kamara⚽ 1↓ 65′
- 6Guessouma Fofana↓ 57′
- 16Babacar Niasse
- 9H. Tanjy
- 8M. Bodda
- 23M. Soueid
- 20I. Keita
- 13N. El Abd
- 21H. Houbeib
Gabon
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Top Performers
Goals
Assist
Match report
Mauritania vs Gabon — the facts
Mauritania beat Gabon 2–1 (half-time 2–0).
Mauritania met Gabon in the AFCON Qualifying (Group Stage - 6). Kick-off was Saturday, 9 September 2023, 16:00 UTC at Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya. Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal.
Team pages: Mauritania · Gabon · AFCON Qualifying
Key moments
- 5' Red card: J. Amonome
- 30' Goal: H. Tanjy — 1–0
- 42' Goal: Aboubakar Kamara — 2–0
- 85' Red card: E. H. Houbeib
- 90+1' Goal: Didier Ndong (assist: Wilfried Ebané) — 2–1
Starting line-ups
Mauritania
- 17 Abdallahi Mahmoud
- 3 Aly Abeid
- 27 Aboubakar Kamara
- 6 Guessouma Fofana
- 16 Babacar Niasse
- 9 H. Tanjy
- 8 M. Bodda
- 23 M. Soueid
- 20 I. Keita
- 13 N. El Abd
- 21 H. Houbeib
Gabon
- 11 Jim Allevinah
- 19 Jacques Ekomié
- 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- 18 Mario Lemina
- 2 Aaron Appindangoyé
- 12 Guélor Kanga
- 3 Anthony Oyono
- 22 Didier Ndong
- 20 Dénis Bouanga
- 7 Aaron Boupendza
- 1 J. Amonome
About this match
On this page: the Mauritania vs Gabon final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this AFCON Qualifying fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Mauritania and Gabon team pages or the AFCON Qualifying page.

