Overview:
African champions will however regain top spot if they beat Burundi on Friday but the biggest showdown in the group now comes Tuesday next week when Gabon hosts Ivory Coast in Libreville.
Results
- Seychelles 0-4 Gabon
Gabon moved top of Group F of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers after beating lowly ranked Seychelles 4-0 in Ivory Coast on Wednesday.
Denis Bounga scored a hattrick for the visitors while second half substitute Yannis M’Mbemba completed the rout with a late goal.
The LAFC striker got all the goals inside the first half helping the Panthers to leapfrog favourites Ivory Coast into first place with 18 points, two ahead of the Elephants.
African champions will however regain top spot if they beat Burundi on Friday but the biggest showdown in the group now comes Tuesday next week when Gabon hosts Ivory Coast in Libreville.
The winner of the game most likely to qualify direct to the world cup leaving the other to fight for a play off place.
Bounga’s hattrick takes his tally in the campaign to eight goals and now leads the goal scoring charts on the continent.
Other Group F September fixtures
- Kenya vs Gambia – 5/09/2025
- Ivory Coast vs Burundi 5/09/2025
- Kenya vs Seychelles – 9/09/2025
- Gabon vs Ivory Coast – 9/09/2025
- Gambia vs Burundi – 9/09/2025
