Celestina Manga
Celestina Manga Besecu : ( Celestina; meaning Of the heavens; Heavenly.) is an Equatorial Guinean professional female footballer born on 12 September 2002 (age 20) who plays as a forward for Malabo Kings FC, an Equatorial Guinean women's football club based in the national capital Malabo. she also plays as a MF (No.8 ) for the Equatorial Guinea women's national team, nicknamed the Nzalang Femenino .
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Celestina Manga Besecu | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 2002[1] | ||
| Height | 160 CM | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Malabo Kings | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Super Leonas | |||
| Malabo Kings | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Equatorial Guinea U20 | ||
| 2018– | Equatorial Guinea | 3[2] | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2019 | |||
Birth and Growing
Celestina Manga Besecu's birthplace is Equatorial Guinea.
Nationality : Equatorial Guinea.
Celestina always loved playing football in her childhood which lead to her becoming a professional football player, which isn't an easy feat for a woman from poor origins in Equatorial Guinean
International career
- Junior Career
At the age of 19 Manga represented the country at under-20 level at the 2019 African Games.[3]
she started her career with FC super lonas and currently playing with Malabo Kings FC since 2018
-Senior Career
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 2018-11-18[4]
a 1–7 defeat against South Africa 2018-11-21[4]
a 0–6 defeat against Nigeria 2018-11-24 [4]
and 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
Manga Besecu 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
- "Player Details: Celestina Manga Besecu". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- "Celestina Manga". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "African Games (Football) Athlete Profile : MANGA BESECU Celestina". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- https://www.leballonrond.fr/xray.php?jogador_id=715816&jogador_na_equipa_id=53232&filter_match=in_with