| Manuel Sapunga | |
| Fullname: | Manuel Sapunga Mbara |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Bata, Equatorial Guinea |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Polokwane City |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–20?? |
| Youthclubs1: | Kadji Sports Academy |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Years6: | 2019–2022 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Caps7: | 21 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12 January 2022 |
Manuel Sapunga Mbara (born 22 January 1992) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South African Premier Division club Polokwane City FC and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Sapunga was born in the Bata General Hospital. At age 3, he moved to Cameroon with his paternal grandmother, who was married to a Cameroonian diplomat who worked in the Consulate of Cameroon in Bata. He spent his entire childhood in Cameroon.[1] His maternal grandfather (Mbara) was Kombe and his maternal grandmother Bisio.
A product of Kadji Sports Academy in Cameroon, Sapunga has played for Leones Vegetarianos FC (two stints), Sony de Elá Nguema, Deportivo Mongomo and Futuro Kings FC in Equatorial Guinea, for Dolphin FC in Nigeria and for Polokwane City FC in South Africa.
Sapunga has been capped for Equatorial Guinea at senior level during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Equatorial Guinea | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |