Celestina Manga

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Manga and the second or maternal family name is Besecu.
Celestina Manga
Personal information
Full name Celestina Manga Besecu
Date of birth (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Punta Mbonda, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Super Leonas
Malabo Kings
2023 SC Nyanga
2023 → Vautour (loan)
2023 Aris Limassol 7 (1)
International career‡
2019 Equatorial Guinea U20
2018– Equatorial Guinea 3[2] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2019

Celestina Manga Besecu (born 12 September 2002) is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Equatorial Guinea national team.[3]

Early life

Celestina Manga Besecu was born in Equatorial Guinea and is of Cameroonian descent. She always loved playing football in her childhood which lead to her becoming a professional footballer, which isn't an easy feat for a woman from poor origins in Equatorial Guinea.

Club career

Manga started her career with FC Super Leonas and has played with Malabo Kings FC since 2018.

In February 2023, she moved to Gabon to play for SC Nyanga, being loaned to Vautour shortly after. By late June 2023, she had already scored 22 goals and made 16 assists.[4]

International career

At the age of 19 Manga represented Equatorial Guinea at under-20 level at the 2019 African Games.[5]

Manga competed for Equatorial Guinea at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, playing in three matches.[1][2] She played for a total of 270 minutes, but her team suffered from bad results: a 0–5 defeat against Zambia on 18 November,[6] a 1–7 defeat against South Africa on 21 November[6] and a 0–6 defeat against Nigeria on 24 November.[6]

She lost against Tunisia 7–3 in total in the second round of the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.

Personal life

Manga Besecu is a short player 160 cm and light weight which makes her maneuverable and hard to guard against.

She leads a very healthy life outside and inside the field and takes care of her body and diet by lifting weight and running as well as attending her team's training seasons and is always in a good shape.

References

  1. ^ a b "Player Details: Celestina Manga Besecu". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Celestina Manga at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "National Foot féminin 1/Le CSB plus fort face aux Aigles de Belinga. Atlético Akanda neutralisé par Vautour club". 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Foot féminin-JO Paris 2024/Celestina Manga Besecu appelée dans son équipe nationale". 21 June 2023.
  5. ^ "African Games (Football) Athlete Profile : MANGA BESECU Celestina". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Analyse complète du joueur :: Celestina Manga :: Guiné Equatorial :: Leballonrond.fr".


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