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  "id": 5091688,
  "title": "‘Humiliated’ Aubameyang quits Gabon national team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/humiliated-aubameyang-quits-gabon-national-team-5091688",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T12:22:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/02/humiliated-aubameyang-quits-gabon-national-team"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gabon's star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has decided to retire from the national team following his exclusion and subsequent reinstatement from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The 37-year-old, who is the top scorer in the history of the Gabon national team, accused the Gabonese government of humiliating and smearing him, despite his participation in the tournament while injured. Aubameyang expressed his frustration in a television interview, stating that he had had enough and was ready to retire. Gabon was eliminated from the Afcon in the group stage, which the President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema acknowledged as a blow to the country's national identity. The government's decision to fire the coaching staff, suspend the team, and sideline Aubameyang and fellow veteran Bruno Ecuele Manga sparked outrage among supporters. Aubameyang, a top striker during his time at European clubs like Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal, is set to join Deportivo La Coruna in Spain, ending his international career with Gabon.",
  "summary": "Gabon captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said he felt 'humiliated' by his exclusion and subsequent reinstatement after the 2025 Afcon in Morocco.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "‘Humiliated’ Aubameyang quits Gabon national team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/humiliated-aubameyang-quits-gabon-national-team",
        "published": "2026-09-02T12:22:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "'Humiliated' Aubameyang quits Gabon national team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/humiliated-aubameyang-quits-gabon-national-team-5105241",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:37:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Aubameyang ‘humiliated’ as ex-Arsenal striker quits Gabon national team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/aubameyang-humiliated-as-ex-arsenal-striker-quits-gabon-national-team",
        "published": "2026-09-02T15:21:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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