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 | |
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| Country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Governing body | Equatoguinean Football Federation |
| National team(s) | 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) | |
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
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Equatoguinean Premier League | |||||||||||
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Segunda División de Guine Equatorial | |||||||||||
Women's football
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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]
Football stadiums in Equatorial Guinea
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| Stadium | City | Tenants | Capacity | Image |
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| Estadio de Bata | Bata | Equatorial Guinea national football team | 35,700 | .jpg)
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| Estadio de Malabo | Malabo | Equatorial Guinea national football team | 15,250 | 
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| Estadio de Mongomo | Mongomo | 10,000 | 
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See also
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edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Jonathan Wilson (2012-01-22). "Cup hosts Equatorial Guinea bank on the wealth of Nations - International - Football". The Independent. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ^ Phil Minshull (2007-05-29). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Equatorial Guinea import success". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea: Naturalisation at a new level". Espn Fc. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea falls 1-0 in World Cup debut". CBS News. 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Matildas hard done by as referee misses blatant handball". 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Eq Guinea banned from Women's World Cup". BBC Sport.
- ^ Dead link to Fifa.com [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Women's World Cup 2011: A Quick Guide". NPR. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
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