Gabon 3

 

Aaron Boupendza (Al-Arabi | QAT)
vs. Ghana (1:1) | AFCON | 2022 in Cameroon

THE PUMA IS BACK ON THE GABON SHIRT! Well, it was, in 2022. It is gone again now for no good reasons. Anyways, in 2022, Kappa was kind enough to give football shirt collectors around the world what they expect - and missed since 2012 - from a Gabon national team shirt: A massive Puma head imprinted into the fabric and all over the shirt. Now football shirt collectors around the world might not convince suppliers and/or the Gabonese FA to keep the puma head on the shirt, but maybe this does: Apart from 1996, Gabon has only twice qualified for the knockout stages of an AFCON: In 2012 and 2022. In other words: Whenever they wore a Puma head on their shirt, they made it through the group stage. SO WHY WAS IT DROPPED AGAIN?

I got this shirt from some shop, but cannot really recall which it was. I remember it cost me about 50€ and I did struggle to convince myself to buy it, but in the end did it for the Puma alone. I just needed to have it and am pleased I did. The green and blue details on the yellow shirt also make this a unique and absolutely beautiful colour combination.