Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Gabon emeghi egwuregwu ruo ihe karịrị otu afọ, tupu ịbanye na nzere maka Africa Cup of Nations maka oge mbụ. Mgbalị ha iji ruo eruo maka 1972
asọmpi a na-eme na Cameroon dara na mbụ ihe mgbochi Otú ọ dị, dị ka ha na-adọta megide Ivory Coast na First Round. Ha tufuru ụkwụ mbụ n'ụlọ 2<unk>1 na 8 Nọvemba 1970, ma merie 1<unk>0 pụọ izu abụọ ka e mesịrị. Gabon mechara banye n'asọmpi bọọlụ Olympic nke afọ 1972 nke a na-eme na West Germany. N'agba nke mbụ, ha meriri Cameroon. Mgbe ha tufuru ụkwụ nke mbụ 3<unk>2 na Libreville na 30 Mee 1971, Gabon tụfuru eriri ahụ ka ha na-agaghị njem na Yaoundé iji zoo ụkwụ nke abụọ. Mgbe ọpụpụ a na-eme ihere gasịrị, Gabon banyere nzere maka 1974 FIFA World Cup nke emere na West Germany, ma na-aga igwu Cameroon na First Round n'oge ọkọchị nke 1972, agbanyeghị na ha lara ezumike nká tupu egwuregwu ahụ amalite. N'ihi ọpụpụ a, ha agbaghị egwuregwu ọzọ ruo ihe karịrị otu afọ ruo mgbe ha banyere asọmpi bọọlụ na 1972 Central African Cup (onye bu ụzọ na Egwuregwu Central Africa) emere na Brazzaville, Congo. Egwuregwu egwuregwu nke ndị otu 5 gụnyere, n'akụkụ Gabon; Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, na Chad. Ha gbara egwuregwu mbụ ha na 16 Julaị megide Congo, na-efunahụ 3 <unk> 0. Abalị abụọ ka e mesịrị, Central African Republic meriri ha 3-1, na July 20 Cameroon meriri ha 4-2. Agbanyeghị na ha zọpụtara ụfọdụ mpako site na iti Chad 1<unk>0 na egwuregwu ikpeazụ ha na 22 Julaị iji zere ebe kachasị ala. Ọzọkwa, asọmpi a na-agbakwunye okpukpu abụọ dị ka otu egwuregwu ruru eru maka asọmpi bọọlụ nke egwuregwu niile nke Africa na 1973, ebe Gabon emerighị otu ahụ, ha enweghị ike iru eru. Ka otu afọ gachara, ha sonyere n'asọmpi Iko Mba Afrịka nke afọ 1974 nke e mere n'Ijipt, ma ha ga-egwuri mba Central African Republic n'oge ọkọchị nke afọ 1973, mana ha kwụsịrị ọzọ tupu a gbaa bọọlụ.