Football in Equatorial Guinea

Association football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Equatorial Guinea. It was during the Spanish colonialism that football arrived to Equatorial Guinea.[1][2] Football is now a very popular sport in the country.[3] Recently the national team has made a few surprising results.[4][5] In the qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 2006 Togo (who later qualified for the World Cup) was beaten 1-0, and in the qualification for the African Cup of Nations they beat Cameroon 1-0.

Football in Equatorial Guinea
CountryEquatorial Guinea
Governing bodyEquatoguinean Football Federation
National team(s)men's national team
Club competitions
International competitions

Equatorial Guinea co-hosted the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with Gabon, and was the host of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

League system

Level

League(s)/Division(s)

1

Equatoguinean Premier League
20 clubs divided in 2 series of 10

2

Segunda División de Guine Equatorial
16 clubs + 1 Reserve team


Womens Football
Main article: Equatorial Guinea national football team
Main article: Equatorial Guinea at the FIFA Women's World Cup


The womens national team qualified for the 2011 FIFA World Cup.[6][7][8] In 2015 FIFA banned Equatorial Guinea for forging documents for naturalisation of players.[9][10]

Equatorial Guinea football stadiums
StadiumCityCapacityImage
Estadio de BataBata35,700
Estadio de MalaboMalabo15,250
Estadio de MongomoMongomo10,000

References
  1. "Red Card: Why Is Spain's National Football Team Playing Friendly In Corrupt, Impoverished Equatorial Guinea?". Ibtimes.com. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. Jonathan Wilson (2012-01-22). "Cup hosts Equatorial Guinea bank on the wealth of Nations - International - Football". The Independent. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  3. Phil Minshull (2007-05-29). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Equatorial Guinea import success". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  4. "Equatorial Guinea: How Africa's 41st best footballing nation came to host the ACoN - Africa Cup of Nations 2012". FourFourTwo. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  5. "Equatorial Guinea: Naturalisation at a new level". Espn Fc. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  6. "Equatorial Guinea falls 1-0 in World Cup debut". CBS News. 29 June 2011.
  7. "Matildas hard done by as referee misses blatant handball". 3 July 2011.
  8. "Eq Guinea banned from Women's World Cup". BBC Sport.
  9. Dead link to Fifa.com
  10. "Women's World Cup 2011: A Quick Guide". NPR. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
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