<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: IGabon bese ingadlali isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka, ngaphambi kokungena emqhudelwaneni wokulungiselela i-African Cup of Nations okokuqala ngqa. Umzamo wabo wokufanelekela  <response>: Umqhudelwano wango-1972 owawubanjelwe eCameroon wawela esivinini sokuqala, njengoba beqhathaniswa ne-Ivory Coast emzuliswaneni wokuqala. Balahlekelwa umlenze wokuqala ekhaya 21 ngo-8 Novemba 1970, futhi banqotshwa 10 kude emasontweni amabili kamuva. IGabon yabe isingena emqhudelwaneni webhola lezinyawo wama-Olympic ka-1972 owawuseNtshonalanga Jalimane. Emzuliswaneni Wokuqala babhekana neCameroon. Ngemuva kokulahlekelwa umlenze wokuqala ngo-32 eLibreville ngoMeyi 30, 1971, iGabon ilahlekelwe yi-tie njengoba ingazange ihambele eYaoundé ukuyodlala umlenze wokubuyela. Ngemuva kwalokhu kuphuma okuyihlazo, iGabon yangena ekufanelekeleni iNdebe Yomhlaba ye-FIFA yango-1974 eyayibanjelwe eNtshonalanga Jalimane, futhi kwakufanele idlale neCameroon eMzuliswaneni Wokuqala ehlobo lika-1972, kodwa-ke bakhipha ngaphambi kokuba kudlalwe imidlalo. Ngenxa yalokhu kuhamba, abazange badlale omunye umdlalo isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka kwaze kwaba yilapho bengena emqhudelwaneni webhola lezinyawo ngo-1972 Central African Cup umanduleli weMidlalo yaseCentral African owawubanjelwe eBrazzaville, eCongo. Umqhudelwano we-round robin wamaqembu ama-5 uhlanganisa, kanye neGabon; ICameroon, iCentral African Republic, iCongo neChad. Badlala umdlalo wabo wokuqala ngoJulayi 16 bebhekene neCongo, behlulwa ngo-3-0. Ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva banqotshwa yiCentral African Republic ngo-3-1 kwathi ngo-20 Julayi banqotshwa yiCameroon ngo-4-0. Kodwa-ke basindisa ukuziqhenya okuthile ngokushaya iChad 10 emdlalweni wabo wokugcina ngoJulayi 22 ukugwema indawo engezansi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lo mqhudelwano waphindeka kabili njengesigaba sokufanelekela umqhudelwano webhola lezinyawo we-All-Africa Games ka-1973, futhi njengoba iGabon ingazange iwine iqembu, yehluleka ukufaneleka. Ngonyaka owalandela bangena emqhudelwaneni we-1974 African Cup of Nations owawubanjelwe e-Egypt, futhi kwakufanele badlale neCentral African Republic ehlobo lika-1973, kodwa baphinde bahamba ngaphambi kokuba ibhola likhishwe. 