President of Gabon Football Association says Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang needs to “secure a contract with a more ambitious club”.

The President believes the striker has lots of potentials to move to clubs that can afford him the opportunity to win trophies.

“If Pierre could secure a contract with a more ambitious club, he’d definitely find his place there,” Mounguengui said.

“Right now, he’s at Arsenal, and he’s won nothing here, so it’s a collective failing,” Pierre Alain Mounguengui told ESPN.

“I don’t want to say that Arsenal isn’t ambitious, but Arsenal doesn’t have ambitions as high as some other clubs as far as Europe is concerned.”

The Gabon international has scored 20 goals in all competitions for the Gunners in 2019-20 and is a reported target for clubs including Barcelona and Inter Milan.

Since joining Arsenal for £56m from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018, Aubameyang has suffered defeats in the Europa League and Carabao Cup finals and is yet to win a trophy.

Last month, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he wants to keep Aubameyang “under any circumstances” and the club needs to discuss a new deal before the end of the season.

It remains to be seen if Arsenal can keep hold off their captain who is entering into the twilight of his career with lots of concrete interest coming from top sides in Barcelona, PSG, Real Madrid as well as Inter Milan.

The English Premier League is currently on hold as most countries are battling the global pandemic, COVID-19, with others suffering pay cuts issues as well.

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The Confederation of African Football awarded football personalities and teams that were extraordinary in the year 2018 on Tuesday night in Dakar, Senegal.

The atmosphere was exquisite as the award show was graced by past legends including football legend and now President of Liberia George Weah.

Mauritania were crowned the best National team of the year award after qualifying for their first ever Africa Cup of Nations.

Here is the full list of winners:

WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Ghana
Cameroon
Mali
Nigeria – Winner
South Africa

MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Guinea Bissau
Kenya
Madagascar
Mauritania – Winner
Uganda
Zimbabwe

YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmunmd) – Winner
Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria & Leicester City)
Andre Onana (Cameroon & AJax)
Ismaila Sarr (Senegal & Rennes)
Mahmoud Benhalib (Morocco & Raja Club Athletic)
Franck Kessie (Cote d’Ivoire & AC Milan)

WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR
Bruce Mwape (Zambia)
Desiree Ellis (South Africa) – Winner
Joseph Brian Ndoko (Cameroon)
Saloum Houssein (Mali)
Thomas Dennerby (Nigeria)

MEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR
Corentin Martins (Mauritania)
Gernot Rohr (Nigeria)
Florent Ibenge (AS Vita & DR Congo)
Aliou Cisse (Senegal)
Juan Carlos Garrido (Raja Club Athletic)
Moine Chaabani (Esperance)
Nicolas Dupuis (Madagascar)
Patrice Carteron (Al Ahly)
Rachid Taoussi (ES Sétif)
Herve Renard (Morocco) – Winner

Top 10 richest African footballers in 2018

WOMEN’S AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Abdulai Mukarama (Ghana & Northern Ladies)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Dilian Quanjian)
Bassira Toure (Mali & AS Mande)
Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Houston Dash) – Winner
Desire Oparanozia (Nigeria & Guingamp)
Elizabeth Addo (Ghana & Seattle Reign)
Francisca Ordega (Nigeria & Washington Spirit)
Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene (Cameroon & CSKA Moskow)
Gaelle Enganamouit (Cameroon & Avaldenes)
Janine Van Wyk (South Africa & Houston Dash)
Marlyse Ngo Ndoumbouk (Cameroon & Nancy-Lorraine)
Onome Ebi (Nigeria & Hekan Huisanhang)
Portia Boakye (Ghana & Djurgardens)
Raissa Feudjio (Cameroon & Aland United)
Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi & Jiangsu Suning)

MEN’S AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Abdelmoumene Djabou (Algeria & ES Setif)
Ahmed Gomaa (Egypt & El Masry)
Ahmed Musa (Nigeria & Al-Nassr )
Alex Iwobi (Nigeria & Arsenal)
Andre Onana (Cameroon & Ajax)
Anis Badri (Tunisia & Esperance)
Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco & Hebei China Fortune)
Ben Malango (DR Congo & TP Mazembe)
Denis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Fanev Andriatsima (Madagascar & Clermont Foot)
Franck Kom (Cameroon & Esperance)
Jacinto Muondo Dala ‘Gelson’ (Angola & Primeiro de Agosto)
Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax)
Idrissa Gueye (Senegal & Everton)
Ismail Haddad (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club)
Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele (DR Congo & AS Vita)
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
Mahmoud Benhalib (Morocco & Raja Club Athletic)
Mehdi Benatia (Morocco & Juventus)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool) – Winner
Moussa Marega (Mali & Porto)
Naby Keita (Guinea & Liverpool)
Odion Ighalo (Nigeria & Changchun Yatai, Nigeria)
Percy Tau (South Africa & Union Saint-Gilloise)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Arsenal)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
Taha Khenissi (Tunisia & Esperance)
Thomas Partey (Ghana & Atletico Madrid)
Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia & Saint-Étienne)
Walid Soliman (Egypt & Ahly)
Wilfried Zaha (Cote d’Ivoire & Crystal Palace)
Yacine Brahimi (Algeria & Porto)
Youcef Belaili (Algeria & Esperance)

Africa’s best XI:

Onyango, Aurier, Benatia, Bailly, Koulibaly, Naby Keita, Partey, Mahrez, Salah, Aubameyang, Sadio Mane

Africa's best XI #AiteoCAFAwards18 pic.twitter.com/FQhnsncR0d

— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) January 8, 2019

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A repeat of last year, the three players will be hoping to begin the year with the crown of Player of the Year for their exploits in 2018.

Aubameyang, Mane, Salah make top three https://t.co/t5eQXVoYjJ pic.twitter.com/4UMQBJl31Z

— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) January 1, 2019

The winner will be unveiled at the Awards Gala on 8 January 2019 in Dakar, Senegal.

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