Nickname(s) | Nzalang Femenino[1] | ||
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Association | Equatoguinean Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
Head coach | Vacant | ||
Captain | Salomé Nke | ||
Most caps | Genoveva Añonman (32) | ||
Top scorer | Genoveva Añonman (24) | ||
FIFA code | EQG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 72 ![]() | ||
Highest | 50 (September 2015, December 2016 – March 2017) | ||
Lowest | 195 (December 1998) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Equatorial Guinea; 10 June 2000) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Hostert, Luxembourg; 18 June 2011) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Ilıca, Turkey; 23 February 2021) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (2011) | ||
Africa Women Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Winners (2008 & 2012) |
The Equatorial Guinea women's national football team, nicknamed the Nzalang Femenino, has represented Equatorial Guinea in international women's football competition since 2000. It is controlled by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, the governing body for football in Equatorial Guinea.[citation needed]
In the 2008 Women's African Football Championship they defeated the seven-time champions Nigeria 1–0 in the semifinal and went on to win the championship beating South Africa 2–1. They became the first nation other than Nigeria to win the Women's African Football Championship. Equatorial Guinea played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[citation needed]
The team won the 2012 African Women's Championship, winning 4–0 in the final against South Africa.
Equatorial Guinea is the third women's team (out of six) from the Confederation of African Football to qualify for a FIFA Women's World Cup (Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, and South Africa being the others).[3]
They defeated South Africa 2–1 in an Olympic Games Qualifier on 18 February 2007, but lost the return leg 4–2. In the 2008 Women's African Football Championship (which they hosted), they went undefeated in Group A which featured Cameroon, Congo, and Mali. They defeated Nigeria 1–0 in the semifinal and went on to win the championship beating South Africa 2–1. They became the first (and, so far, only) nation other than Nigeria to win the Women's African Football Championship. They made their debut in an international tournament at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, losing all three of their group stage matches against Norway, Australia and Brazil.[citation needed]
In 2012, Equatorial Guinea hosted and won the 2012 African Women's Championship. They won the semi-final 2–0 versus Cameroon, and the final 4–0 against South Africa, with two goals by Gloria Chinasa and one each by Tiga (Adriana Aparecida Costa) and the captain Genoveva Añonman.[citation needed]
Due to fielding Jade Boho without completing her one-time switch (from Spain), Equatorial Guinea was disqualified from the Women's Football tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games.[4]
Problems with naturalised players (mainly from Brazil) caused a ban from the 2020 Olympic women's football tournament[5] and the 2019 World Cup.[6]
Between 2006 and 2010, Bilguissa and Salimata Simporé, a sibling duo from Burkina Faso, used to play for Equatorial Guinea – the first as a central defender and the latter as a centre forward. Beyond the mechanism by which they were naturalized (similar to the Brazilians),[clarification needed] the main controversy about the Simporés arose regarding whether they were actually two men. Around April 2011, they were removed from national team by the Italian-born Brazilian coach Marcelo Frigerio, who had recently assumed, just a few months before participating in the World Cup. Since then, the Simporé siblings never were called-up. In 2015, Frigerio, now a former national team coach, told the Brazilian press they are men.[7]
The Equatorial Guinea women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Nzalang Femenino".
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
20 October 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg | Equatorial Guinea ![]() | Awarded[8] | ![]() | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
<!- – 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) --> | Report | Stadium: Estadio de Malabo |
24 October 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg | DR Congo ![]() | Awarded[9] | ![]() | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
<!- – 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) --> | Report | Stadium: Stade des Martyrs | ||
Note: Equatorial Guinea won on walkover and advanced to the second round after DR Congo failed to appear for the first leg. |
18 February 2022 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg | Tunisia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Soliman, Tunisia |
15:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Municipal de Soliman Referee: Lamia Athmane (Algeria) |
22 February 2022 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg | Equatorial Guinea ![]() | 3–2 (3–7 agg.) | ![]() | Malabo |
Stadium: Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Referee: Marie Ngo Biem (Cameroon) | ||||
Note: Tunisia won 7–3 on aggregate. |
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Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Vacant |
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Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes |
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Jean-Paul Mpila | 2018–2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% |
The following players were named on 9 February 2021 for the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification (second round).[10]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 19 September 2021.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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12 | 1GK | Emiliana Nchama | (1986-10-24) 24 October 1986 (age 36) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | 1GK | Antonina Ayingono | ![]() | |||
2 | 2DF | Angelina Obono | ![]() | |||
3 | 2DF | Salomé Nke (captain) | (1989-06-08) 8 June 1989 (age 33) | ![]() | ||
4 | 2DF | Constantina Efua | ![]() | |||
15 | 2DF | Agapita Avosogo | ![]() | |||
21 | 2DF | Avelina Abang | (2003-12-08) 8 December 2003 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | 2DF | Marie Claire Ovaha | ![]() | |||
2DF | Cecilia Akeng | (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 20) | ![]() | |||
2DF | Generosa Ayingono | ![]() | ||||
6 | 3MF | Nuria Baita | (1999-06-05) 5 June 1999 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
8 | 3MF | Celestina Manga | (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 23) | 0 | ![]() | |
14 | 3MF | Diana Meriva | (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
16 | 3MF | Catalina Andeme | (1991-07-14) 14 July 1991 (age 31) | ![]() | ||
17 | 3MF | Muriel Mendoua | (1994-06-26) 26 June 1994 (age 28) | |||
20 | 3MF | Jacky Messomo | (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 29) | ![]() | ||
22 | 3MF | Verónica Anguesomo | ![]() | |||
5 | 4FW | Asunción Oye | ![]() | |||
7 | 4FW | Elena Obono | (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
9 | 4FW | Eugenia Bokoka | (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
10 | 4FW | Mari Cruz Ebula | ![]() | |||
11 | 4FW | Berta Okomo | (2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
18 | 4FW | Ana María Nchama | ![]() |
The following players have been called up to an Equatorial Guinea squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Dolores Hernández | (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 21) | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Dorine Chuigoué | (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 33) | ![]() |
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FW | Genoveva Ayongman | (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 33) | ![]() |
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FW | Jade Boho | (1986-08-30) 30 August 1986 (age 36) | ![]() |
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DCL Player refused to join the team after the call-up. |
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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FIFA Women's World Cup finals record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
![]() | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
![]() | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Banned[6] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() ![]() | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 1/9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
FIFA Women's World Cup finals history | |||||
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Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
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Group stage | 29 June | ![]() | L 0–1 | Impuls Arena, Augsburg |
3 July | ![]() | L 2–3 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum | ||
6 July | ![]() | L 0–3 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt |
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
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Did Not Enter | |||||||
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Did Not Enter | |||||||
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||
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Disqualified[4] | |||||||
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||
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Banned[5] | |||||||
Total | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa Women Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
1991 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
1995 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
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Did Not Enter | |||||||
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
![]() | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
![]() | Runners-Up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | |
![]() | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||
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Disqualified[11] | |||||||
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |
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Banned[11] | |||||||
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 39 |
African Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
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Did Not Enter | |||||||
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||
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Did Not Enter | |||||||
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||
Total | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNIFFAC Women's Cup | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD |
![]() | winner | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
Total | 1/1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
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Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
2021 | 4th Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 |
Total | 1/5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 |
The list shown below shows the Equatorial Guinea women's national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.
Against | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
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*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.
The following table shows Equatorial Guinea's all-time official international record per opponent:
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | Confederation |
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Total | — |
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Preceded by 2006 Nigeria ![]() |
African Women's Champions 2008 (First title) |
Succeeded by 2010 Nigeria ![]() |
Preceded by 2010 Nigeria ![]() |
African Women's Champions 2012 (Second title) |
Succeeded by 2014 Nigeria ![]() |
Equatorial Guinea squads – FIFA Women's World Cup | |
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