Nickname(s) | Nzalang Femenino[1] | ||
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Association | Equatoguinean Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
Head coach | José David Ekang (interim) | ||
Captain | Dorine Chuigoué | ||
Most caps | Genoveva Añonman (32) | ||
Top scorer | Genoveva Añonman (24) | ||
FIFA code | EQG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 82 ![]() | ||
Highest | 50 (September 2015, December 2016 – March 2017) | ||
Lowest | 119 (March 2006) | ||
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 senior 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.
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 eight) from the Confederation of African Football to qualify for a FIFA Women's World Cup (Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, Morocco and Zambia being the others).[3]