{"id":24549,"date":"2025-10-11T19:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T19:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=24549"},"modified":"2025-10-11T22:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:26:45","slug":"aubameyangs-four-goal-blitz-was-inspired-by-torture-of-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/aubameyangs-four-goal-blitz-was-inspired-by-torture-of-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Aubameyang\u2019s Four-Goal Blitz was inspired by torture of the past"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>By Angu Lesley\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Football Writer,kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Five years ago, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his Gabon teammates were forced to sleep on the cold floor of an airport terminal in Banjul. On Friday night, the former Arsenal striker got his revenge \u2014 not with words, but with goals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old rolled back the years with a stunning four-goal performance to inspire Gabon to a dramatic <strong>4-3 victory<\/strong> over Gambia in a fiery World Cup qualifier packed with emotion, history, and no shortage of controversy.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI didn\u2019t forget what happened to us at the airport in Banjul \u2014 they made us sleep on the floor,\u201d<\/em> Aubameyang told reporters post-match.<br \/>\n<em>\u201cI apologise for the red card. Sometimes emotions run high. But today I was clinical \u2014 four shots, four goals. I am a top striker,\u201d<\/em> he added with a laugh \u2014 part defiance, part catharsis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>An afternoon of Drama \u2014 On and Off the Pitch<\/h3>\n<p>Aubameyang\u2019s clinical finishing silenced the home crowd early as he netted twice in the first half, including a coolly taken penalty that oozed confidence. But Gambia \u2014 roared on by a partisan crowd and clearly eager to make amends of their own \u2014 refused to back down.<\/p>\n<p>They pulled one back before the break and twice levelled in the second half, only for Aubameyang to strike again \u2014 once with a smart turn-and-finish, and finally with a trademark burst into the box to seal the winner.<\/p>\n<p>It was a chaotic, high-tempo encounter that had everything: goals, cards, tempers, and an unmistakable sense of unfinished business. The final whistle was met with jubilation in the Gabon camp \u2014 and visible frustration among the Gambians.<\/p>\n<h3>A Striker\u2019s Redemption<\/h3>\n<p>The red card Aubameyang received late in the match, for dissent following a crunching tackle, added to the spectacle but did little to overshadow his heroics. If anything, it underlined just how much this fixture still meant to him.<\/p>\n<p>His return from international retirement earlier this year had raised questions about form and fitness. But on Friday, he delivered a performance worthy of his prime \u2014 and one that reminded Africa, and the world, that <strong>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is not done yet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>From Terminal Floors to the Top of the Scoresheet<\/h3>\n<p>The 2020 airport incident in Banjul remains one of the more infamous episodes in African football \u2014 a diplomatic incident dressed in football colours. Aubameyang\u2019s long memory and sharper finishing brought the story full circle.<\/p>\n<p>This time, it was Gabon who left Gambia with the last laugh \u2014 and their pride restored.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Copyright\u00a92025 kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All rights reserved. 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