Introducing Gaguie: The 2012 African Cup Of Nations Mascot (Video)
by Alan Duffy | 23rd, September 2011
By Alan Duffy
January and February will see a number of Premier League managers once again bemoaning the loss of a number of their top players to the small matter of the African Cup of Nations.
However, while the players left behind freeze in a post-Christmas England , those headed for the heat in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea will come face to face with the tournament’s new mascot, Gaguie, who was recently unveiled in Libreville to a rather unimpressed (see video) selection of dignitaries.
Give Gaguie the gorilla his due though, he sure can dance although some of his pelvic thrusts may prove a little too lewd for sports broadcasters over here.
And the questions remains – does he have a gun in his pocket or is he just pleased to see you?
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This mascot is terrible.
He seems to have a little ‘extra curricular activity’ going on in the crotch area.
Obiang and Ali Bongo look seriously annoyed.
That’s how we, African men, are…. hang like an eleph…Oops I meant a Guerilla :-)
my god that is shit!
Should be an interesting tournament. It does explain the long faces though.
“CAF Honorary Vice President, General Seyi Memene expressed satisfaction with the launching of the mascot, describing it as the beginning of hostilities for the tournament.”
http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/11420-orange-can-2012-mascot-gaguieo-unveiled.html
ROFL, this is awesome, at least there is some reaction to him, all other mascots are useless.
No way.
Some PR people need to lose there job over this.
With all the `banana’ incidents and racism that still occur, you would think they would have picked something else…
Ahahahaha, WOW.
that is really hilarious.
i’d love to have been at the meeting so I could have heard whatever proposal some guy in a suit thought up while he was trying to explain his great idea to have a gorilla mascot for an African team.
xD whoops
Terrible choice. The material also looks fookin cheap
Not a terrible choice, seeing that Gorillas are indigenous to Africa. The costume itself is shite, but other animals may represent some of the participating teams, which could be seen as bias on ACN’s part. Eg. Les Elephants (Ivory Coast.
Good mascot.