It is a very commented announcement in Gabon since this Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, immense football star in his country, born in Laval in 1989, has just announced that he will no longer play for the Gabon selection. . The player trained at L’Huisserie communicated his decision in a letter to his federation (FEGAFOOT), which made it public in stride.
“After 13 years of pride in representing my country, I am announcing that I am ending my international career. I would like to thank the Gabonese people and all those who have supported me in good and bad times“writes PEA. The one who has worn the colors of FC Barcelona since January 2022 also slips a word for his dad and former Stade Lavallois Pierre Aubameyang (1985-1991): “I thank my father who made me want to do like him, hoping to have made him proud by wearing our colors“.
73 games, 30 goals
In January, Pierre-Emerick Aubemayang was unable to play in the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The center forward had contracted Covid-19 a few days before the competition, in a Dubai nightclub, with his teammate Mario Lemina. With the Panthers, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will have had some success: co-top scorer of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012 (3 goals), African player of the year in 2015 and player of the all-African team of the decade 2011-2020.
The former Stade Lavallois player (1999-2001) wore the Gabon jersey for the first time on March 28, 2009. He scored a goal against Morocco (2-1 victory). To date, he has made 73 caps with the Panthers and has scored 30 goals.