Equatorial Guinea national football team

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Equatorial Guinea

Nickname(s)	Nzalang Nacional
Association	Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Home stadium	Nuevo Estadio de Malabo
FIFA code	EQG
FIFA ranking	130
Highest FIFA ranking	64 (March 2008)
Lowest FIFA ranking	195 (December 1998)
Elo ranking	152
Home colours Away colours
First international
Congo 5 - 0 Equatorial Guinea (Congo; December 9, 1984)
Biggest win
Equatorial Guinea 4 - 2 São Tomé & Príncipe (Libreville, Gabon; November 11, 1999) Equatorial Guinea 3 - 1 São Tomé & Príncipe (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; November 12, 2003) Equatorial Guinea 3 - 1 Rwanda (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; March 25, 2007) Equatorial Guinea 2 - 0 Benin (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; March 29, 2006) Equatorial Guinea 2 - 0 Sierra Leone (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; June 1, 2008)
Biggest defeat
Congo 6 - 0 Equatorial Guinea (Congo; December 13, 1990)
African Nations Cup
Appearances	0 (First in 2012)
Best result	Qualified

The Equatorial Guinea national football team, nicknamed Nzalang Nacional, is the national team of Equatorial Guinea and is controlled by the Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol. It is a member of CAF. Though Equatorial Guinea has traditionally been one of the poorest ranked teams Africa, the recent influx of Spanish players having Equatoguinean heritage has strengthened the national team and resulted in some solid performances.

Contents 1 Equatorial Guinea Football Achievements 1.1 World Cup record 1.2 African Nations Cup record 2 Current squad 2.1 Recent call-ups 3 Results and Fixtures 3.1 Recent results

[edit] Equatorial Guinea Football Achievements

• CEMAC Cup: 1
  

2006

[edit] World Cup record

• 1930 to 1998 - Did not enter
• 2002 - Did not qualify
• 2006 - Did not qualify
• 2010 - Did not qualify

[edit] African Nations Cup record

African Cup of Nations
Titles: 0 Appearances: 0
Year	Position		Year	Position		Year	Position
1957	Did not enter		1978	Did not enter		1998	Did not enter
1959	Did not enter		1980	Did not enter		2000	Did not enter
1962	Did not enter		1982	Did not enter		2002	Did not qualify
1963	Did not enter		1984	Did not enter		2004	Did not qualify
1965	Did not enter		1986	Did not enter		2006	Did not qualify
1968	Did not enter		1988	Withdrew		2008	Did not qualify
1970	Did not enter		1990	Did not qualify		2010	Did not qualify
1972	Did not enter		1992	Did not enter		2012	Qualified
1974	Did not enter		1994	Did not enter		2014
1976	Did not enter		1996	Withdrew		2016

For 2012, see 2012 African Cup of Nations qualification

For 2014, see 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

[edit] Current squad

The confirmed players that were called for a friendly match against Estonia on June 6, 2009.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Christian Bon 25 August 1989 (1989-08-25) (age 19) ? ? 13 GK Achille Pensi ? ? The Panters F.C. 2 DF José Luis Rondo 19 March 1976 (1976-03-19) (age 33) ? ? CE Andratx 3 DF Kily 5 February 1984 (1984-02-05) (age 25) ? ? Novelda CF 4 DF Iván Zarandona 30 August 1980 (1980-08-30) (age 28) ? ? CD Leganés 5 DF Damián Ensema 21 February 1981 (1981-02-21) (age 28) ? ? 12 DF Miguel Ángel Boriva 14 May 1990 (1990-05-14) (age 19) 2 0 Getafe CF (Juvenil A) 14 DF Yago 19 August 1979 (1979-08-19) (age 29) ? 0 (unattached) 15 DF Laurence Doe 23 May 1978 (1978-05-23) (age 31) ? ? CA Pulpileño 18 DF José Bokung 31 December 1988 (1988-12-31) (age 20) 4 0 Renacimiento FC 6 MF Delfín Musibe 2 July 1992 (1992-07-02) (age 17) 1 0 Real Madrid CF (Juvenil C) 8 MF Justo Nguema 3 December 1987 (1987-12-03) (age 21) 4 0 Renacimiento FC 9 MF Juan Simeón Esono 24 June 1983 (1983-06-24) (age 26) ? ? CD Elá Nguema 10 MF Benjamín Zarandona 2 March 1976 (1976-03-02) (age 33) ? ? (unattached) 7 FW Rubén Epitié 19 May 1983 (1983-05-19) (age 26) ? ? CF Vilanova 11 FW Justice 10 June 1986 (1986-06-10) (age 23) ? ? The Panters F.C. 16 FW Rodolfo Bodipo 25 October 1977 (1977-10-25) (age 31) ? 4 RCD La Coruña

[edit] Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in 2008.

Name	DOB (Age)	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Goalkeepers
Danilo	5 March 1982 (1982-03-05) (age 27)	Araripina	18 (0)	vs Cape Verde, March 28, 2009 (F).
Silvestre Ekolo	20 September 1984 (1984-09-20) (age 24)	San Pedro Claver		vs Cameroon, June 18, 2008 (CEMAC Cup).
Defenders
Birama Diop	26 December 1978 (1978-12-26) (age 30)	Peñarroya		vs South Africa, October 11, 2008 (WCQ).
Collin		(?)		vs Cape Verde, March 28, 2009 (F).
Edmon Rim		The Panters	02 (0)	vs Mali, April 25, 2009 (F).
Jesús Esono				vs Mali, April 25, 2009 (F).
Juan Mbo		Atlético Malabo		vs Cape Verde, March 28, 2009 (F).
Manuel Sima		Akonangui		vs Mali, April 25, 2009 (F).
Ronan	7 May 1985 (1985-05-07) (age 24)	(unattached)	16 (1)	vs Sierra Leone, September 8, 2008 (WCQ).
Silvestre Mesaka		Akonangui		vs Sierra Leone, September 8, 2008 (WCQ).
Valéry Tenfa		Akonangui		vs Côte d'Ivoire, February 15, 2009 (F).
Midfielders
Carlos Mengue			01 (0)	vs South Africa, October 11, 2008 (WCQ).
Francisco Mbome	30 November 1988 (1988-11-30) (age 20)	(?)	08 (0)	vs Cape Verde, March 28, 2009 (F).
Javier Balboa	13 May 1985 (1985-05-13) (age 24)	Benfica		vs Nigeria, June 21, 2008 (WCQ).
Juvenal Edjogo	3 April 1979 (1979-04-03) (age 30)	Sabadell		vs Liberia, February 11, 2009 (F).
Lino Makuba	29 October 1982 (1982-10-29) (age 26)	Renacimiento		vs Nigeria, June 21, 2008 (WCQ).
Oscar Amoabeng	31 December 1984 (1984-12-31) (age 24)	Kontich	02 (0)	vs South Africa, October 11, 2008 (WCQ).
Oscar Ferreira		Atlético Ranchos	00 (0)	vs Sierra Leone, September 8, 2008 (WCQ).
Papú		Akonangui		vs Cape Verde, March 28, 2009 (F).
Strikers
André Neles	4 January 1978 (1978-01-04) (age 31)	Ceará	02 (0)	vs South Africa, June 7, 2008 (WCQ).
Anselmo	5 September 1990 (1990-09-05) (age 18)	Barcelona (Juvenil A)	03 (0)	vs Cape Verde, March 28, 2009 (F).
Boboho		Deportivo Mongomo	02 (1)	vs Cape Verde, March 28, 2009 (F).
Daniel Ekedo	19 September 1989 (1989-09-19) (age 19)		01 (0)	vs Mali, April 25, 2009 (F).
Ibrahima Touré	9 October 1983 (1983-10-09) (age 25)	Renacimiento	03 (0)	vs Nigeria, June 21, 2008 (WCQ).
Juan Epitié	12 October 1976 (1976-10-12) (age 32)	Vilanova		vs Nigeria, June 21, 2008 (WCQ).
Juan Mbela	5 August 1982 (1982-08-05) (age 26)	(unattached)	03 (0)	vs Côte d'Ivoire, February 15, 2009 (F).
Unknown position
Abdulahi Diegne				vs Mali, April 25, 2009 (F).
Carlos Nvomo				vs Mali, April 25, 2009 (F).
Denis Ndong				vs Mali, April 25, 2009 (F).
Helguera			01 (0)	vs Cape Verde, March 28, 2009 (F).
Jeo Ondo				vs Mali, April 25, 2009 (F).
Marcos Abaga				vs Mali, April 25, 2009 (F).
Mili			01 (0)	vs Cape Verde, March 28, 2009 (F).

[edit] Results and Fixtures

[edit] Recent results

Date	Competition	Venue	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
June 6, 2009	Friendly	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	3 – 0	Equatorial Guinea
April 25, 2009	Friendly	Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako	Mali	3 – 0	Equatorial Guinea
March 28, 2009	Friendly	Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos	Cape Verde	5 – 0	Equatorial Guinea
February 15, 2009	Friendly	Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan	Côte d'Ivoire	2 – 0	Equatorial Guinea
February 11, 2009	Friendly	Estadio La Libertad, Bata	Equatorial Guinea	1 – 0	Liberia	Boboho  15'
October 11, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo	Equatorial Guinea	0 – 1	South Africa
September 6, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	National Stadium, Freetown	Sierra Leone	2 – 1	Equatorial Guinea	Bodipo  83' (pen.)
June 21, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	Abuja Stadium, Abuja	Nigeria	2 – 0	Equatorial Guinea
June 15, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo	Equatorial Guinea	0 – 1	Nigeria
June 7, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Pretoria	South Africa	4 – 1	Equatorial Guinea	Juvenal  78' (pen.)
June 1, 2008	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying	Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo	Equatorial Guinea	2 – 0	Sierra Leone	Ronan  47' Epitié  57'

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