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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 ...
Equatorial Guinea, [ a ] officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, [ b ] is a country on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location near both the Equator and in the African region of Guinea.
Between 1778 and 1810, the territory of Equatorial Guinea was administered by the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, based in Buenos Aires. [ 1 ] From 1827 to 1843, the United Kingdom had a base on Bioko to suppress the transatlantic slave trade, [ 3 ] which was then moved to Sierra Leone upon agreement with Spain in 1843.
Emilio Nsue. Emilio Nsue López (born 30 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for Primera Federación club Intercity. He captained the Equatorial Guinea national team, of which he is the all-time top scorer, until he was found to have been ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea. A versatile player, he plays mainly as a right ...
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The anthem was first performed on Equatorial Guinea's independence day, 12 October 1968. [2]: 247 [3] On 18 June 2021, the General Director of Sports of Equatorial Guinea, Rodolfo Bodipo Diaz, announced that it was now mandatory to play the national anthem before all sporting events. The decision was made to "encourage and promote national ...
Francisco Macías Nguema(born Mez-m Ngueme, later Africanisedto Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong; 1 January 1924 – 29 September 1979), often referred to as Macías Nguemaor simply Macías,[4]was an Equatoguinean politician who served as the first president of Equatorial Guineafrom the country's independence in 1968, until his overthrow in 1979.
t. e. The politics of Equatorial Guinea take place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President is both the head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Chamber of People's Representatives [ 1 ][ 2 ]