The Equatorial Guinea national under-20 football team, nicknamed the National Thunder, represents Equatorial Guinea in international youth football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup and the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the top competitions for this age group.[1][2]
| Nickname(s) | Nzalang Nacional (National Thunder) | ||
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| Association | Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio de Malabo | ||
| FIFA code | EQG | ||
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| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1981) | ||
| Best result | Round 2 (1981) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
Competitive record
editFIFA U-20 World Cup record
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 1977 |
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 1979
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 1981
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 1983
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 1985
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 1987
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 1989
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 1991
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 1995
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 1997
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 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2007
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 2009
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 2011
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 2013
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 2015
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 2017
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 2019
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| Total | 0/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Equatorial Guinea U20". Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Cameroon, CAR to UNIFFAC U-20 final, qualify for Mauritania 2021". cafonline.com. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2024.