Narcisse Ekanga Amia (born 30 July 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Cameroon, he made eight appearances for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Narcisse Ekanga
Personal information
Full name Narcisse Ekanga Amia
Date of birth (1987-07-30) 30 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Dynamo Douala
2004–2007 Astres FC 57 (4)
2008–2012 TP Mazembe 60 (2)
2012–2014 Al-Hilal Omdurman 20 (1)
2014–2015 Leones Vegetarianos 25 (9)
2015–2016 1960 Silopispor 13 (1)
2017 Buildcon F.C.
International career
2011–2012 Equatorial Guinea 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His year of birth is not clear since he was registered as born in 1981 by the Cameroonian Football Federation,[1] as well as born in 1985 and 1987 by FIFA. He usually competes with the latter. He was referred in his natal Cameroon as an age defrauder.[2]

Club career

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Ekanga played for TP Mazembe in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup and 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, where they reached the final losing 3–0 to Inter Milan.[3]

International career

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Ekanga debuted with Equatorial Guinea on 7 September 2011 in a friendly match against Central African Republic in Malabo.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ligue de Football du Littoral - 2e Division" (PDF). Cameroonian Football Federation (in French). 21 November 2004. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ Ntchapda, Pierre Arnaud (19 April 2015). "Tricherie, Fraude sur les âges : le crime ne profite pas aux sportifs". Camer-sport.be (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2017. Nobody ever said that Narcisse Ekanga, a footballer who signed the Equatorial Guinean nationality.
  3. ^ "Inter Milan beat TP Mazembe to take World Club crown". BBC Sport. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Narcisse EKANGA jouera la CAN 2012 …". TP Mazembe (in French). 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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