"Alberto Edjogo: "El fútbol une a gente muy diversa. Es la única institución africana que lo hace""[Alberto Edjogo: "Football unites very diverse people. It's the only African institution that does so."]. El Nacional. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2025. [When I went to Guinea, I saw that football was more than just a sport. [...] people were explaining to me the history of Guinea's relations with Gabon. They told me that they were two neighboring countries, and that there were disputed territories, a controversy exacerbated by the suspicion that there was oil there. They accused Gabon of illegally occupying Guinean territory.]