the 2002 qualifiers and present day, but however the country has won the 2006 CE- MAC Cup.
The Nzalang Nacional who plays all their home games at the Nuevo Estadio de
Malabo are presently coached by Paraguayan Carlos Diarte. Presently they have a large number of Spanish-based players who have Equatoguinean heritage, which has led to an improvement in their results. The country’s top flight football division is known as the Equatoguinean Premier League and it was formed in 1979 and pres- ently features ten clubs. The reigning champions are Akonangui FC, who won their fourth title in 2008 but top of the pile is CD Ela Nguema from Malabo, they have won the domestic championship 11 times, though their last success was in 2002. Renacimiento FC have four titles to their name all between 2004 and 2007.
Contrary to the male football team, the female team is force to reckon with in the con- tinent, they defeated South Africa 2-1 in an impressive result in an Olympic Games qualifier in February 18, 2007, but lost the return leg 4-2. A year later, they hosted the 2008 Women's African Football Championship of which they were undefeated in Group A which featured Cameroon, Congo, and Mali. They impressively defeated Ni- geria 1-0 in the semifinal and went on to win the Championship beating South Africa 2 -1. They became the 1st nation other than Nigeria to win the Women's African Football Championship.
Beside football the country is also famous for the national swimming champion Eric Moussambani, nicknamed "Eric the Eel".
Gabon
Gabon has escaped the strife afflicting other West African states and it could partly Gabon country flag
Gabon who is the other host for the 2012 African Nations Cup is one of West Africa's more stable countries and since gaining independence from France in 1960, the country has had just two presidents with late leader, President Omar Bongo, spent over four decades in power.
Despite being made up of more than 40 ethnic groups, 92
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