Aubameyang vs Osimhen: Will it be the Gabon captain’s final dance or the Super Eagle’s second coming?

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·11. November 2025

Aubameyang vs Osimhen: Will it be the Gabon captain’s final dance or the Super Eagle’s second coming?

Gabon and Nigeria meet in decisive CAF playoff on the road to World Cup 2026

Aubameyang vs Osimhen: Will it be the Gabon captain’s final dance or the Super Eagle’s second coming?

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The Gabon national team have arrived in Rabat, Morocco as preparations ramp up for their high stakes 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff against Nigeria, set for Thursday 13 November 2025.

Thursday’s showdown will feature duel between two era of African striking excellence: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the veteran leader of Gabon and Victor Osimhen, Nigeria’s 2023 African Footballer of the Year.

The Panthers chasing first-ever World Cup qualification, touched down in the Moroccan capital on Monday evening before heading straight into light recovery session at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.

As we get close to the CAF World Cup Playoffs, things get heated up. Here’s the number of goals scored and that conceded during the regular qualifiers. Gabon 🇬🇦 had the highest firing power 🔥 Cameroon 🇨🇲 conceded the least 🧤 #54footballx
– Dienstag, 11. November 2025

The road to the World Cup

Gabon’s semi final against Nigeria forms part of special four-nation playoff mini-tournament involving Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo — the four best runners up from the CAF qualifying groups.

Semi final 1: Nigeria vs Gabon (Thursday 13 November)
Semi final 2: Cameroon vs DR Congo (Friday 14 November)
Final: Winners meet on Sunday 16 November to decide Africa’s representative in the March 2026 inter continental playoff in Mexico.