Match Report
The table read 3rd (Gambia, 13 pts) against 2nd (Gabon, 25 pts), 12 points apart. Gabon's recent output lagged their position: 53rd on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Gambia 2.7 scored and 1.8 conceded per game, Gabon 2.2 and 0.9, with the league averaging 1.26.
Gambia had won three straight.
The match was played at Ruaraka Stadium in Nairobi (capacity 1,000). The referee was J. Ogabor, with 18 matches in our database and 2.6 yellows per game on average. It was 2-2 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Gambia: A. Sidibeh (45'), Yankuba Minteh (23'), A. Sidibeh (47') · Gabon: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (78'), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (20'), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (62'), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (42')