Equatorial Guinea national football team

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Equatorial Guinea
UNIFFAC
(Central Africa)
Head coachJuan Michá
CaptainEmilio Nsue
Most capsFederico Bikoro (51)
Top scorerEmilio Nsue (22)
Home stadiumEstadio de Malabo
FIFA codeEQG
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 79 Increase 9 (15 February 2024)[1]
Highest49 (February 2015)
Lowest195 (December 1998)
First international
 China 6–2 Equatorial Guinea 
(China, 23 May 1975)
Biggest win
 Equatorial Guinea 4–0 Central African Republic 
(Bata, Equatorial Guinea; 1 December 2014)
 Equatorial Guinea 4–0 South Sudan 
(Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 4 September 2016)
 Equatorial Guinea 4–0 Ivory Coast 
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 22 January 2024)
Biggest defeat
 Congo 6–0 Equatorial Guinea 
(Congo, 13 December 1990)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances4 (first in 2012)
Best resultFourth place (2015)

The Equatorial Guinea national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Guinea Ecuatorial) represents Equatorial Guinea in men's international football and is controlled by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on four occasions, the first two times as hosts (in 2012 and 2015). They finished in fourth place in 2015, and reached the quarter-finals in 2012 and 2021.

History

Equatorial Guinea played its first match on 23 May 1975 against China in a friendly, losing 6–2. They did not play another game until the 1985 UDEAC Cup in December 1985. They were drawn in a group against the hosts Congo and Central African Republic. They lost 5–0 to the Congo on 9 December and then earned their first draw by drawing 1–1 against the Central African Republic on 14 December. On 16 December, they played a play-off for fifth place against Chad, and lost 3–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[3]

Equatorial Guinea would come in fourth in the 1987 UDEAC Cup, losing on penalties in the third place match to Gabon, even though they only scored one goal throughout the tournament in a 1–1 draw against Chad. They also drew 0–0 against Cameroon. On their next attempt, they got sixth place after losing on penalties against the Central African Republic. The next time Equatorial Guinea played the Central African Republic, in 1999, they won, 4–2. It was Equatorial Guinea's first win.[3]

In the late 2000s, the

Estadio de Malabo in Malabo.[5]

The first game in the 2012 African Cup of Nations was also Equatorial Guinea's first participation in a major international tournament, and resulted in a historic 1–0 win over

Rui, the latter a part of the Team of the Tournament.[10]

Three years after that Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea organized solely the

FIFA rankings
.

2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Equatorial Guinea failed to qualify for 2017 and 2019 editions of the African Cup of Nations. Likewise, the team had also didn't qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. During the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, they were grouped in group J along with powerhouse Tunisia, 2019 AFCON participant Tanzania and North African bedfellow Libya. The Nzalang Nacional performed poorly in their first two games, losing both with one goal margin to Tanzania away and Tunisia at home, and it appeared that Equatorial Guinea would just end up failing as usual as the team had never qualified throughout regular qualification outside hosting the competition twice.[11][12]

However, the COVID-19 pandemic led all AFCON qualification suspended until late 2020, when it resumed as Equatorial Guinea faced up against a rising spirit Libyan side that aimed to qualify for the first time since 2012. Despite this, Equatorial Guinea produced an outstanding comeback against Libya in Egypt, beating Libya 3–2 with two late goals by Pedro Obiang and Salomón Obama from being led 1–2 until injury times.[13] The Nzalang Nacional later hosted the same opponent at home, and like their game in Cairo, the Equatorial Guineans won again, 1–0, by virtual goal from Iban Salvador.[14] After beating Tanzania 1–0 on home soil, Equatorial Guinea managed a historic feat, a regular qualification for the first time ever in its history.[citation needed]

During AFCON 2021, the National Thunder were drawn in group E, alongside Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Algeria. Equatorial Guinea lost their opening match against Ivory Coast, but produced one of the tournament's surprised when they defeated trophy holders Algeria in their second match.[15] In their final match of the group, they defeated Sierra Leone and qualified for the round of 16, coming in second in the group, after Ivory Coast.[16]

In the round of 16, Equatorial Guinea was drawn against Mali, the winners of group F. The game ended in a goalless draw after 120 minutes and went to deciding penalties, where the Nzalang Nacional won the shoot-out 6–5 thanks to the heroics of goalkeeper Jesús Owono, who saved two of the shots. This meant that the national team qualified for the quarter finals of AFCON for the third time in their history and the first one advancing from the round of 16. They subsequently lost to eventual champions Senegal, 3-1.[17]

Naturalised players controversy

In recent years, Equatorial Guinea has courted controversy by recruiting foreign players and giving them citizenship despite having little or no ties to the country. In 2009, South African journalist and FIFA archivist Mark Gleeson wrote that it was undermining the integrity of African football.[18]

In late 2005, and at the request of Ruslán Obiang Nsue, a son of President Teodoro Obiang, Brazilian coach Antônio Dumas recruited several Brazilian players to represent the Equatorial Guinea but the CAF and FIFA turned a blind eye, despite complaints from other nations.

In 2012, having lost the first leg of a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification round 4–0 to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea recruited nine Brazilian players to help overturn the deficit for the second leg. The team did manage to win the match 2–1, but it was not enough to overturn the aggregate and Equatorial Guinea were eliminated. DR Congo head coach Claude Le Roy complained that the Equatorial Guinea were acting like the "United Nations of football"[citation needed].

Before the arrival of new coach

Andoni Goikoetxea to Malabo, in March 2013, the Equatoguinean board made the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Cape Verde and again called-up nine Brazilian players.[19] In May 2013, they joined Colombian-born, Equatorian-based Jimmy Bermúdez, whom was going to be paid €3,000 for each match he played.[20]

During the 2015 qualifiers, in the games played against Mauritania, the Nzalang Nacional lost 1–0 away and won 3–0 in Malabo, qualifying to the next round to face Uganda. However, the Mauritanian Football Federation submitted a complaint to CAF about the inclusion of ineligible players by Equatorial Guinea (some with fake passports and false names), resulting in the expulsion of the Equatorial Guinean team, based on the particular situation of Thierry Fidjeu, while the cases of the other players remained under investigation.

Home stadium

Estadio de Malabo

Equatorial Guinea's home stadium is

Afcon 2012 and they played against eventual winners Zambia and runners-up, the Ivory Coast. They also played in the newly constructed Estadio de Bata, where won both their games against Libya and Senegal.[5]

Kit and colours

Equatorial Guinea wears a red and white uniform. The kit manufacturer is Erreà. When they play in Equatorial Guinea, they wear a solid red jersey and matching shorts with white stripes. The number, FEGUIFUT logo, and Erreà logo are located on the chest. The socks are red with white at the top.[21] When Equatorial Guinea is away, they wear all white shirt with blue stripes.

Rivalries

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea classic rival is its neighbor

2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[24] This result is among the most celebrated Equatorial Guinea matches ever by local fans.[25] They also had a notable 2-0 victory over Gabon at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
, which allowed them to pass the group stage, eliminating Gabon in the process.

Tunisia

The rivalry with Tunisia is unique over the fact that these meetings are more recent and used to be regarded as unimportant, but the root fuelling this rivalry occurred during the quarter-finals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, in which the Tunisians got a string of unfair decisions from the referee, which caused the team to lose to the Equatorial Guinean hosts 2–1, fuelled widespread rage and anger among Tunisian players and fans.[26] Ever since, Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea have found themselves surprisingly in confrontation of numerous recent tournament qualifications, started with the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification where Tunisia won both fixtures, albeit by one goal margin. However, despite Tunisia's domination, Equatorial Guinea have proven to be increasingly stern in later qualifications, having managed to defeat Tunisia at home in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[27][28] Both national teams are again scheduled to face each other at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[29]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

28 March 2023 AFCON qualification Botswana  2–3  Equatorial Guinea Francistown, Botswana
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium:
Francistown Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti
)
6 September 2023 AFCON qualification Libya  1–1  Equatorial Guinea Benina, Libya
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium
Referee: Mahamat Alhadj Allaou (Chad)
Assistant referees: Issa Yaya (Chad)
Assistant referees: Bogola Issa (Chad)
Fourth official: Alfred Armi Pousri (Chad)
20 November
UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,044
Referee: Karim Sabri (Morocco)

2024

9 January
Friendly
Equatorial Guinea  1–1  Djibouti Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
15:00 UTC+1 Akapo 23' Report Akinbinu 71' Stadium: Estadio de Malabo
14 January 2023 AFCON GS Nigeria  1–1  Equatorial Guinea Abidjan, Ivory Coast
14:00 Osimhen 38' Report Salvador 36' Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
18 January 2023 AFCON Equatorial Guinea  4–2  Guinea-Bissau Abidjan, Ivory Coast
14:00
Report
Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
28 January 2023 AFCON R16 Equatorial Guinea  0–1  Guinea Abidjan, Ivory Coast
17:00 Report
Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Attendance: 36,340
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Equatorial Guinea Juan Michá
Assistant coach Equatorial Guinea Casto Nopo
Goalkeeping coach Equatorial Guinea Benjamín Olo
Doctors Equatorial Guinea Galo Ela
Spain Guillermo José Guerra
Physiotherapists Spain José María López
Equatorial Guinea Boyebote Masa
Spain Pablo Hernández García
Delegate Equatorial Guinea Daniel Ebendeng
Physical trainers Equatorial Guinea José Víctor Nchama
Utility man Equatorial Guinea Levi Ela
Assistant utility man Equatorial Guinea José Marcos Mituy
Nutritionist Equatorial Guinea Úrsula Esono
Security representative Equatorial Guinea Juan Ricardo Ela

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Coaches of local-based national team

  • Equatorial Guinea Rodolfo Bodipo (2017–2018)
  • Equatorial Guinea Antonio Pancho (2019)
  • Equatorial Guinea Felipe Esono (2019–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 FIFA Series.[30]

Caps and goals updated as of 25 March 2024 after the match against Cape Verde.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Marcos Ondo (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 23) 5 0 Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport Academy
13 1GK Miguel Eyama (1998-07-08) 8 July 1998 (age 25) 8 0 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo
23 1GK Manuel Sapunga (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 31) 3 0
Polokwane City

2 2DF Luis Meseguer (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 24) 15 1 Spain Unión Adarve
3 2DF Vicente Esono (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 21) 8 0 Morocco Wafaa Riadi Fassi
5 2DF Cosme Anvene (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990 (age 34) 19 0
Deportivo Unidad
11 2DF Basilio Ndong (1999-01-17) 17 January 1999 (age 25) 47 0 Romania Universitatea Craiova
14 2DF Marcelo Asumu (1992-01-16) 16 January 1992 (age 32) 2 0
Deportivo Unidad
20 2DF Rafael Nguema 1 0 Equatorial Guinea Bata City Sport
21 2DF Cristian Ebea (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Spain Sporting Atlético
22 2DF Javier Mum (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport Academy

4 3MF Federico Bikoro (captain) (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28) 53 6 Tunisia Club Africain
6 3MF Raúl Constantino Ondo (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo
7 3MF Federico Nsue (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 (age 26) 4 0 Moldova Bălți
10 3MF Santiago Eneme (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 23) 26 0 Czech Republic Vyškov
12 3MF Basilio Rieno (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 19) 2 0 England Burnley U21
15 3MF Joanet (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25) 10 1 Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes

8 4FW José Nabil Ondo (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 (age 18) 3 0 Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport Academy
9 4FW Salomón Obama (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 24) 16 1 Andorra UE Santa Coloma
16 4FW Cristian Makate (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Belgium Union SG U23
17 4FW Pedro Oba (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 23) 16 5 Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto
18 4FW Noé Ela (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 20) 6 0 Spain Numancia
19 4FW Luis Nlavo (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 22) 20 3
Moreirense

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jesús Owono (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23) 28 0 Spain Deportivo Alavés 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Aitor Embela (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 27) 9 0 Spain CD Soneja 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Mariano Magno Mba (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 24) 0 0
Deportivo Unidad
2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE

DF Carlos Akapo (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 31) 37 2 United States San Jose Earthquakes 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Esteban Obiang (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 25) 29 1 Romania Argeș Pitești 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Saúl Coco (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 25) 23 3 Spain Las Palmas 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Marvin Anieboh (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 26) 12 0 Spain Illescas 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Néstor Senra (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22) 7 0 Spain Avilés 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF José Elo (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 23) 4 1 Finland AC Oulu 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Charles Ondo (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 20) 3 0 England Huddersfield Town B 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Hugo Buyla (2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Italy Sampdoria U19 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Diosdado Mbele (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 26) 33 0
Leones Vegetarianos
2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Miguel Ángel Mayé (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995 (age 28) 14 0 Equatorial Guinea Fundación Bata 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Cristián Nzang (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 33) 12 0 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Luis Enrique Nsue (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26) 8 0 Moldova Bălți v.  Burkina Faso, 13 October 2023

MF Adriano Nguema 0 0 Equatorial Guinea EDSA 2024 FIFA Series WD
MF Pablo Ganet (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 29) 43 5 Spain Alcoyano 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Iban Salvador (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 28) 42 6 Poland Miedź Legnica 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF José Machín (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 27) 27 0
Monza
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Jannick Buyla (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 25) 23 2 Spain Linares 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Álex Balboa (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23) 14 0 Spain Huesca 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Pedro Obiang (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 32) 15 3
Sassuolo
2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Niko Kata (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31) 14 0 Spain Cerdanyola 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Gael Joel Akogo (2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Spain Albacete B 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Omar Mascarell (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Spain Mallorca 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Mansueto Nguema (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Jesús Mansogo (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 22) 5 0 Morocco TAS Casablanca v.  Libya, 6 September 2023
MF Rafael Nsogo (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 22) 0 0
Leones Vegetarianos
v.  Tunisia, 17 June 2023

FW Óscar Siafá (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 26) 14 0 Italy Alessandria 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Dorian Jr. (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 22) 12 0
Cultural Leonesa
2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Armando Juan Mañé (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 31) 4 0 Equatorial Guinea Atlético Semu 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Adrián Garrido (2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Spain Andratx 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Aitor Lorá (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 27) 1 0 Spain Náxara 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Pedro Martín Ela (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Equatorial Guinea FC 15 de Agosto de Akonibe 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Previous squads

Records

As of 28 January 2024[31]
Players in bold are still active with Equatorial Guinea.

Most appearances

Federico Bikoro is Equatorial Guinea's most capped player with 46 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Federico Bikoro 51 6 2013–present
2 Basilio Ndong 45 0 2016–present
3 Emilio Nsue 44 22 2013–2024
4 Pablo Ganet 43 5 2015–present
Josete Miranda 43 3 2015–present
6 Iban Salvador 42 6 2015–present
7 Felipe Ovono 41 0 2011–2019
Iván Zarandona 41 1 2003–2017
9 Juvenal Edjogo-Owono 40 9 2003–2015
10 Iban Iyanga 39 4 2010–2018

Top goalscorers

Emilio Nsue is Equatorial Guinea's top scorer with 22 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Emilio Nsue 22 44 0.5 2013–2024
2 Juvenal Edjogo-Owono 9 40 0.23 2003–2015
3
Javier Balboa
6 32 0.19 2007–2017
Iban Salvador 6 42 0.14 2015–present
Federico Bikoro 6 51 0.12 2013–present
6 Pedro Oba 5 14 0.36 2017–present
Pablo Ganet 5 43 0.12 2015–present
8 Iban Iyanga 4 38 0.11 2010–2018
9 Juan Epitié 3 12 0.25 2003–2012
Rodolfo Bodipo 3 13 0.23 2003–2008
Pedro Obiang 3 15 0.2 2018–present
Saúl Coco 3 23 0.13 2017–present
Josete Miranda 3 43 0.07 2015–present

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1966 Part of  Spain Part of  Spain
1970 to 1986 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1990 to 1998 Did not enter Did not enter
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 5
Germany 2006 2 1 0 1 1 2
South Africa 2010 6 1 0 5 4 10
Brazil 2014 8 1 2 5 9 17
Russia 2018 2 1 0 1 1 2
Qatar 2022 8 4 3 1 8 6
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 2 2 0 0 2 0
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/9 30 10 5 15 27 42

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1968
Part of  Spain
1986
Not affiliated to CAF
1988
Withdrew
1990
Did not qualify
1994
Did not enter
1996
Withdrew
2000
Did not enter
2010
Did not qualify
2012
Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 3 5
2013
Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Fourth place 4th 6 2 3 1 5 5
Gabon 2017 Did not qualify
Egypt 2019
Cameroon 2021 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 1 2 3 4
Ivory Coast 2023 Round of 16 TBD 4 2 1 1 9 4
Morocco 2025 To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total Fourth place 4/36 19 8 5 6 20 18

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not enter
Sudan 2011
South Africa 2014 Did not qualify
Rwanda 2016
Morocco 2018 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 7
Cameroon 2020 Did not qualify
Algeria 2022
Total Group stage 1/7 3 0 0 3 1 7

Honours

2006

Notes

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