| Football in Equatorial Guinea | |
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| Country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Governing body | Equatoguinean Football Federation |
| National team | men's national team |
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| International competitions | |
Champions League CAF Confederation Cup Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup FIFA World Cup(National Team) African Cup of Nations(National Team) | |
Association football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Equatorial Guinea. It was duringSpanish colonialism that football arrived toEquatorial 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 theFIFA World Cup in2006Togo (who later qualified for the World Cup) was beaten 1-0, and in qualification for theAfrican Cup of Nations in2008 they beatCameroon 1-0.
Equatorial Guinea co-hosted the2012 Africa Cup of Nations withGabon, and was the host of the2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Level | League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||||||
1 | Equatoguinean Primera División | |||||||||||
2 | Segunda División de Guine Equatorial | |||||||||||
The women's 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]
| Stadium | Capacity | City | Tenants | Image |
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| Estadio de Bata | 35,700 | Bata | Equatorial Guinea national football team | .jpg) |
| Estadio de Malabo | 15,250 | Malabo | CD Elá Nguema,Atlético Semu, |  |
| Estadio de Mongomo | 10,000 | Mongomo | Deportivo Mongomo |  |
| Estadio de Ebibeyin | 8,000 | Ebibeyin | Akonangui FC | |
| Estadio La Libertad | 4,000 | Bata |
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