Equatorial Guinea national football team
| Nickname(s) | Nzalang Nacional (National Thunder) |
|---|---|
| Association | Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation |
UNIFFAC (Central Africa) |
| Head coach | Esteban Becker |
| Captain | Emilio Nsue |
| Home stadium | Nuevo Estadio de Malabo |
| FIFA code | EQG |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 110  5 (9 February 2017)
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| Highest | 49 (February 2015) |
| Lowest | 195 (December 1998) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 118 (26 January 2017) |
| Highest | 107 (31 January 2015) |
| Lowest | 187 (March 2003) |
| First international | |
 China PR 6–2 Equatorial Guinea  (China; 23 May 1975) |
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| Biggest win | |
Equatorial Guinea 4–0 South Sudan  (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 4 September 2016) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Congo 6–0 Equatorial Guinea (Congo; 13 December 1990) |
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| Africa Cup of Nations | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2012) |
| Best result | Fourth place, 2015 |
The Equatorial Guinea national football team, nicknamed Nzalang Nacional, is the national team of Equatorial Guinea and is controlled by the Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol. It is a member of Confederation of African Football (CAF). Though Equatorial Guinea has traditionally been one of the lowest ranked teams in Africa, the recent influx of Spanish-born players of Equatoguinean heritage has strengthened the national team and resulted in some solid performances. They qualified as co-hosts for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The hosting of the tournament lead to the construction of two new football stadia in the country: Estadio de Bata in Bata on the mainland, and Estadio de Malabo in Malabo. The national team managed a creditable fourth place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, which held in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea played its first match on 23 May 1975 against China in a friendly, losing 6−2. They did not play another game until entering the 1985 UDEAC Cup in December 1985. They were drawn in a group against the hosts Congo and Central African Republic. They lost 5−0 to the Congo on 9 December and then earned their first draw by drawing 1−1 against the Central African Republic on 14 December. On 16 December, they played a play-off for fifth place against Chad, and lost 3−2 on penalties after a 1−1 draw.
Equatorial Guinea would come in fourth in the 1987 UDEAC Cup, losing on penalties in the third place match to Gabon, even though they only scored one goal throughout the tournament in a 1−1 draw against Chad. They also drew 0−0 against Cameroon. On their next attempt, they got sixth place after losing on penalties against the Central African Republic. The next time Equatorial Guinea played the Central African Republic, in 1999, they won, 4–2. It was Equatorial Guinea's first win.
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