“Great meeting yesterday for Ambassador Fabrice Mauries with Sébastien Migné, new coach of the Panthères du Gabon, and Alain Giresse, DTN and former coach. A convivial moment placed under the sign of sport and Franco-Gabonese friendship,” published the French embassy in Gabon and São Tomé and Principe this Wednesday. Sébastien Migné and Alain Giresse are at work in Libreville a few days before the two and a half week September-October international window.
Sébastien Migné, the new coach of the Panthers, who took Haiti to the 2026 World Cup (for three not dishonorable defeats against Scotland, Brazil and Morocco), will unveil his first list this Thursday (11 a.m.) for the first two matches of the qualifiers for the next 2027 African Cup of Nations against Morocco and Niger, on 25 in Rabat and on September 29 on Gabonese soil.
The Giresse-Migné duo to revive the Panthers
Three years after his last adventure as Kosovo coach, for the Euro 2024 qualifiers, “Gigi” is back in a position of responsibility in a pair with Migné. However, the Gabonese selection must open a new chapter in its history without Bruno Ecuele Manga and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, while awaiting the retirement of Mario Lemina, aged 33 and who is currently injured in any case.
Gabon remains in a fairly catastrophic CAN with three defeats, against Cameroon (1-0), Mozambique (2-3) and Ivory Coast (2-3), with Aubame arriving injured in Morocco. The government had outright announced the suspension of the national team! The Panthers of the Giresse-Migné duo are not safe from losing their two matches against Morocco and having to play qualification for the next CAN against Niger or even Lesotho.
