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Africa Cup 2022 - National Football Team - Equatorial Guinea - Squad

 EQUATORIAL GUINEA
GROUP E Last Sixteen Quarter-Finals 
 
Former Mallorca, Middlesbrough, and Birmingham City player Emilio Nsue featured when Equatorial Guinea hosted the Nations Cup in 2015.
 
Appearance: Third
Best finish: Fourth place (2015)
Coach: Juan Micha
Captain: Emilio Nsue
Fifa ranking: 114
Nickname: Nzalang Nacional (National Thunder)


EQUATORIAL GUINEA
• Squad


Goalkeepers

Aitor Embela 
(Somozas, Spain) 

Jesus Owono 
(Deportivo Alaves, Spain) 

Manuel Sapunga 
(Futuro Kings, Equatorial Guinea) 

Mariano Magno 
(Deportivo Unidad, Equatorial Guinea)


Defenders 

Carlos Akapo 
(Cadiz, Spain) 

Marvin Anieboh 
(Cacereno, Spain)

Cosme Anvene 
(Deportivo Unidad, Equatorial Guinea)

Saul Coco 
(Las Palmas, Spain)

Miguel Angel Maye 
(Futuro Kings, Equatorial Guinea)

Luis Meseguer 
(Navalcarnero, Spain)

Basilio Ndong 
(Start, Norway)

Luis Enrique Nsue 
(Futuro Kings, Equatorial Guinea) 

Esteban Obiang 
(Antequera, Spain)


Midfielders

Javier Akapo 
(Ibiza Islas Pitiusas, Spain) 

Alex Balboa 
(Deportivo Alaves, Spain) 

Ruben Belima 
(Hercules)

Federico Bikoro 
(Hercules)

Jannick Buyla 
(Gimnastic Tarragona, Spain)

Santiago Eneme 
(Nantes, France) 

Pablo Ganet 
(Real Murcia, Spain)

Jose Machin 
(Monza, Italy)
 
Josete Miranda 
(Niki Volos, Greece)


Forwards

Dorian Hanza 
(Langreo, Spain)

Luis Nlavo 
(Sporting Braga, Portugal) 

Emilio Nsue 
(unattached) 

Pedro Oba 
(Futuro Kings, Equatorial Guinea)

Iban Salvador 
(Fuenlabrada, Spain) 

Oscar Siafa 
(Olympiakos Volos, Greece)

 

 

 

24 Jan 2022
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