| Celestina Manga | |
| Fullname: | Celestina Manga Besecu |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 2002[1] |
| Birth Place: | Punta Mbonda, Equatorial Guinea |
| Height: | 1.60 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Aris Limassol |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Clubs1: | Super Leonas |
| Clubs2: | Malabo Kings |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | SC Nyanga |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Vautour (loan) |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Aris Limassol |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Equatorial Guinea U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam2: | Equatorial Guinea |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 22 October 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 20 June 2019 |
Celestina Manga Besecu (born 12 September 2002) is an Equatorial Guinean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol and the Equatorial Guinea women's national team.[2]
Celestina Manga Besecu was born in Equatorial Guinea and is of Cameroonian descent. She always loved playing football in her childhood which lead to her becoming a professional footballer, which isn't an easy feat for a woman from poor origins in Equatorial Guinea.
Manga started her career with FC Super Leonas and has played with Malabo Kings FC since 2018.
In February 2023, she moved to Gabon to play for SC Nyanga, being loaned to Vautour shortly after. By late June 2023, she had already scored 22 goals and made 16 assists.[3]
At the age of 19 Manga represented Equatorial Guinea at under-20 level at the 2019 African Games.[4]
Manga competed for Equatorial Guinea at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, playing in three matches. She played for a total of 270 minutes, but her team suffered from bad results: a 0–5 defeat against Zambia on 18 November,[5] a 1–7 defeat against South Africa on 21 November and a 0–6 defeat against Nigeria on 24 November.
She lost against Tunisia 7–3 in total in the second round of the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.
Manga Besecu is a short player 160 cm and light weight which makes her maneuverable and hard to guard against.
She leads a very healthy life outside and inside the field and takes care of her body and diet by lifting weight and running as well as attending her team's training seasons and is always in a good shape.