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Gernot Rohr has been coach of Gabon for the last year<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Gabon coach Gernot Rohr says he hopes to be able to play a home international in “August or September”.<\/b><\/p>\n

The coach of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations co-hosts is being forced to prepare the team outside Gabon because of a lack of venues. <\/p>\n

They have travelled across Africa and beyond but are unable to play at home until the stadiums are completed. <\/p>\n

“It’s a lot of trips and we never meet our public – we don’t have contact with the country”, Rohr told the BBC. <\/p>\n

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Despite the challenges, Rohr thinks his charges are preparing well for the forthcoming tournament, which kicks-off in January. <\/p>\n

“We have had good preparation up to now – we have played some interesting games,” the coach said, citing victories over Togo and Algeria and a hard fought defeat at the hands of Senegal. <\/p>\n

The coach praised the support the team is getting from the Gabonese football authorities and said the stadium issue was his only concern. <\/p>\n

“The only problem is that the stadiums are not ready and I would like to have some games in the stadium where we will play the competition,” Rohr said. <\/p>\n

The coach revealed that he has been scouring the smaller leagues of Europe for players who might qualify for the national team – either directly or through their parents. <\/p>\n

“We don’t have so many players because we are only 1.5 million people in Gabon,” he said. <\/p>\n

Rohr’s personal goal is to reach at least the semi-finals of the tournament, which Gabon will share with Equatorial Guinea next year. <\/p>\n

Hear more from Gernot Rohr on Fast Track on the BBC World Service from 1600 GMT on Friday 1st April.<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

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