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Arsenal star Aubameyang headlines Gabon squad for Burkina Faso, Morocco friendlies

Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang headlines Gabon’s 23-man squad for the international friendly matches against Burkina Faso and Morocco, as the Panthers get back underway following a failure to qualify for the 2019 Afcon tournament.

Gabon play Burkina Faso in Paris on October 10, before engaging Morocco five days later.

It would be new French coach Patrice Neveu’s first assignments as Gabon coach as he readies to steer them back to Afcon, after they were denied qualification for the 2019 tournament by Burundi.

Leading the team is captain Aubameyang who is in terrific form for Arsenal with seven Premier League goals in as many games.