Football in Equatorial Guinea explained

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Football in Equatorial Guinea
Union:	Equatoguinean Football Federation
Country:	Equatorial Guinea
Sport:	association football
Nationalteam:	men's national team
Club List:	Equatoguinean Premier League
Intl List:	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 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.

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

Level

League(s)/Division(s)

1

Equatoguinean Premier League 20 clubs divided in 2 series of 10

2

Segunda División de Guine Equatorial 16 clubs + 1 Reserve team

Women's football

See main article: Equatorial Guinea national football team.

See main article: Equatorial Guinea at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

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

Stadium	City	Tenants	Capacity	Image
			35,700
			15,250
			10,000

See also

• Lists of stadiums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Red Card: Why Is Spain's National Football Team Playing Friendly In Corrupt, Impoverished Equatorial Guinea? . Ibtimes.com . 2013-11-12 . 2013-12-03.
2. Web site: Jonathan Wilson . Cup hosts Equatorial Guinea bank on the wealth of Nations - International - Football . The Independent . 2012-01-22 . 2013-08-15.
3. Web site: Phil Minshull . BBC SPORT | Football | African | Equatorial Guinea import success . BBC News . 2007-05-29 . 2013-08-15.
4. Web site: Equatorial Guinea: How Africa's 41st best footballing nation came to host the ACoN - Africa Cup of Nations 2012 . 20 January 2012 . FourFourTwo . 2013-08-15.
5. Web site: Equatorial Guinea: Naturalisation at a new level . Espn Fc . 2013-08-15.
6. Web site: Equatorial Guinea falls 1-0 in World Cup debut . . 29 June 2011 .
7. Web site: Matildas hard done by as referee misses blatant handball . 3 July 2011 .
8. News: Eq Guinea banned from Women's World Cup . BBC Sport .
9. https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/naturalisation-and-the-brazilian-mess-in-equatorial-guinea-football Dead link to Fifa.com
10. Web site: Women's World Cup 2011: A Quick Guide . . 2023-07-10.