Arsenal star Aubameyang and midfielder Mario Lemina missed their team’s opening Group C fixture in Yaounde after testing positive for the coronavirus last week.

Qatar-based Boupendza struck the lone goal on 16 minutes, smashing the ball high past Comoros goalkeeper Ali Ahamada from a tight angle after being played in by Louis Ameka Autchanga.

Gabon against Comoros followed the trend of the other games at Africa Cup of Nations today and ended 1-0 in favor of Gabon thanks to a thunderstrike from Boupendza.

The goal came in the 16th minute and despite having much less of the ball than Comoros, Gabon was able to keep the clean sheet to claim the 3 points.