Overview:
Tough opponents but like in the past, African football has proven to surprise but reaching the round of 16 will be the realistic target.
Nickname: Nzalang Nacional [The National Thunder]
Fifa rank: 92
Afcon Group: E
Head coach: Guillermo Garnet [Caretaker]
Group Stage fixtures: Burkina Faso [Dec 24], Sudan [Dec 28], Algeria [Dec 31]
Afcon appearances: 5 [2012, 2015, 2021, 2023, 2025]
Best Afcon performance: Quarter Finals [2012, 2021]
How they qualified: Equatorial Guinea qualified at the expense of Togo and Liberia from a group topped by Algeria.
They ended the campaign with 8 points after two wins, two losses and as many defeats, scoring a paltry five goals and conceding 8.
Realistic chance at Afcon 2025: Qualifying from such a difficult group will surely be the main target.
Tough opponents but like in the past, African football has proven to surprise but reaching the round of 16 will be the realistic target.
Who is the star of the team? The Nzalang Nacional main man is Spanish-born Emilio Nsue, who has scored 22 goals in 49 matches for the side since he made his debut in 2013.
He was the top scorer of the previous tournament and will be desperate to add on the goals that could surely progress them out of the group.