Equatorial Guinea national football team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Equatorial Guinea women's national football team.
The Equatorial Guinea national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Guinea Ecuatorial) represents Equatorial Guinea in men's international football and is controlled by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Nickname(s) | Nzalang Nacional (National Thunder) Los Elefantes (The Elephants) | |||
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Association | Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | |||
Head coach | Juan Michá | |||
Captain | Emilio Nsue | |||
Most caps | Federico Bikoro (51) | |||
Top scorer | Emilio Nsue (22) | |||
Home stadium | Estadio de Malabo | |||
FIFA code | EQG | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 79 (4 April 2024)[1] | |||
Highest | 49 (February 2015) | |||
Lowest | 195 (December 1998) | |||
First international | ||||
China 6–2 Equatorial Guinea (China, 23 May 1975) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Equatorial Guinea 4–0 Central African Republic (Bata, Equatorial Guinea; 1 December 2014) Equatorial Guinea 4–0 South Sudan (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 4 September 2016) Equatorial Guinea 4–0 Ivory Coast (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 22 January 2024) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
Congo 6–0 Equatorial Guinea (Congo, 13 December 1990) | ||||
Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2012) | |||
Best result | Fourth place (2015) |
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The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on four occasions, the first two times as hosts (in 2012 and 2015). They finished in fourth place in 2015, and reached the quarter-finals in 2012 and 2021.