Equatorial Guinea national football team information
National association football team representing Equatorial Guinea
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Equatorial Guinea women's national football team.
Equatorial Guinea
Nickname(s)
Nzalang Nacional (National Thunder) Los Elefantes (The Elephants)
Association
Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol
Confederation
CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation
UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coach
Juan Michá
Captain
Emilio Nsue
Most caps
Federico Bikoro (51)
Top scorer
Emilio Nsue (22)
Home stadium
Estadio de Malabo
FIFA code
EQG
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current
79 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest
49 (February 2015)
Lowest
195 (December 1998)
First international
China 6–2 Equatorial Guinea (China, 23 May 1975)
Biggest win
Equatorial Guinea 4–0 Central African Republic (Bata, Equatorial Guinea; 1 December 2014) Equatorial Guinea 4–0 South Sudan (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 4 September 2016) Equatorial Guinea 4–0 Ivory Coast (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 22 January 2024)
Biggest defeat
Congo 6–0 Equatorial Guinea (Congo, 13 December 1990)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances
4 (first in 2012)
Best result
Fourth place (2015)
The Equatorial Guinea national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Guinea Ecuatorial) represents Equatorial Guinea in men's international football and is controlled by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on four occasions, the first two times as hosts (in 2012 and 2015). They finished in fourth place in 2015, and reached the quarter-finals in 2012 and 2021.
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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Global Information
(4 April 2024)[1]
China 6–2 Equatorial Guinea 
Congo 6–0 Equatorial Guinea 
