Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang (born 23 January 1983) is Gabonese professional

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Club career

In 2008, Ovono won the Georgian League with

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. On 22 June 2009, he moved from Dinamo Tbilisi to

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in Ligue 1 where he was given a three-year contract until June 2012. In February 2021 Ovono joined

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club

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International career

Ovono played at the

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for the Gabon national team, including a good performance and a clean sheet in Gabon's surprise opening victory over

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. In 2012, he played in all four national team matches at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, two of which were clean sheets. As a result, Gabon reached the quarterfinals. He retired from the national team in May 2017. Later on, he came out of retirement to be the first Gabonese player to have 100 or more international appearances.

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