Gabon Olympic Football Team Takes On Heaton Stannington In Warm-Up Friendly

By Neal Walker Location: Heaton   
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Gabon's Olympic football team, who are in Newcastle preparing for London 2012, continued their preparations for the tournament with a warm-up match - against Heaton Stannington.

The unlikely match-up was made by North East football agent Gary Smith, who has links to Gabon's national team.

Gabon's quality shone through in the game against Northern Alliance Premier League champions Stannington, with the African under 23 champions winning 4-0.

Gabon will play at St James' Park in the group stages of the Olympic tournament, facing Switzerland on Thursday July 26 at 5.15pm.


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