The Central African country becomes the ninth team to confirm participation in the Zone 3 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya
Gabon has confirmed participation in Africa Zone 3 Boxing Championships scheduled for October 15-25, 2025 in Nairobi, the only capital city in the world with a national park.
The Secretary-General of Gabon Boxing Federation, Paul Ilengou, said the Central African country will be represented by 11 boxers – nine men and two women – in the Nairobi boxing bonanza.
“I want to state very clearly Gabon will take part in the Zone 3 Championships,” Ilengou told boxersworld.co.ke in a phone chat.
Gabon’s National Technical Director Dieudonne Mefaghe said the 11 boxers include the country’s two top pugilists, welterweight Arthur Lendoye and heavyweight Njinnou Mouandat, both gold medallists in the inaugural Mandela African Boxing Cup Championships. Moundat also won a bronze medal in the African Games in Accra, Ghana.
Gabon is the ninth country to confirm coming to Nairobi for the big event, the first international boxing tournament taking place in Kenya in 20 years since the 2005 Zone Five Championships in Nairobi.
Other countries taking part in the Zone 3 event are DR Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Ethiopia, Somalia and hosts Kenya.
Five of the 14-member countries of AFBC Zone 3 which have yet to confirm are Uganda, Rwanda, Chad, Equatorial Guinea and Central African Republic.
Gabon’s team for Africa Zone 3 Championships:
Men
1) NDJEMBI MBADINGA Faustin 48kg
2) MBOUNGUI MODOU Aimé Bouck 51kg
3) ENGO MBA Laurent 57 kg
4) RAGANIZO RENGUISSY
Lilian ke-Rann 60 kg
5) BOUKA Surprise Amour 63,5 Kg
6) LENDOYE Arthur 67 kg
7) NDEMBI NDEMBI Daniel 71 kg
8) ZE OGNANE Josias Albert 80 kg
9) NJINNOU MOUANDAT Symphorien 92 kg
Women
10) ASSA MENDAME Marie Madeleine 63 kg
11) MOULOMBA MOULOMBA Chimène 75 kg
Coaches
1) MEFAGHE Dieudonné Head coach IBA Star-3
2) DIBANGOU Roul Landry Coach IBA Star-2
3 BOUNDOUKOU Jean Nestor Coach IBA Star-1
Team doctor Mba Ndong Norbert
