PUMA News Archive
Gabon
February 2012
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How Gabon’s Magical Africa Cup of Nations Adventure Came To A Premature End
February 06, 2012The hosts played some beautiful football but went out of the competition to Mali. Here's how it happened...
January 2012
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Gabon's Didier Ovono On Globe-Trotting and The Prejudices That Face An African Goalkeeper
January 30, 2012Didier Ovono has enjoyed a colourful career so far. In the final part of our interview, the Gabon goalkeeper and captain speaks about his remarkable journey from Africa to Le Mans, via Barcelona, Salvador and Georgia.
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Gabon's Didier Ovono On Team Spirit, Old Leaders and Having A Laugh
January 26, 2012In the second part of our interview with Le Mans goalkeeper Didier Ovono, the Gabon skipper talks about the excellent camaraderie within the squad, spares a thought for former Panthers coach Alain Giresse, and reveals that current boss Gernot Rohr is actually “a great laugh” despite his reputation!
November 2011
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Unraveling the Tale Behind the Gabon Shirt
November 10, 2011Earlier this week we launched our new 2012 African Football kits at the Design Museum, London. All 10 kits have been designed thanks to a ground-breaking artist collaboration that has seen African artists from the Creative African Network (CAN) – our platform connecting and promoting artists from and in Africa design the graphic which would appear on the new shirts of their national team.
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The Story Behind The New African Football Kits
November 08, 2011Yesterday, we proudly introduced our new African football kits to the world at the Design Museum, London! But, there’s a fascinating story behind the jerseys which began way before they reached the iconic venue!