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Manuel Sapunga
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Manuel Sapunga Mbara (born 22 January 1992) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South African Premiership club Sekhukhune United and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Key Information
Early life
[edit]Sapunga was born in the Bata General Hospital. At age 3, he moved to Cameroon with his paternal grandmother, who was married to a Cameroonian diplomat who worked in the Consulate of Cameroon in Bata. He spent his entire childhood in Cameroon.[2] His maternal grandfather (Mbara) was Kombe and his maternal grandmother Bisio.
Club career
[edit]A product of Kadji Sports Academy in Cameroon,[3] Sapunga has played for Leones Vegetarianos FC (two stints), Sony de Elá Nguema, Deportivo Mongomo and Futuro Kings FC in Equatorial Guinea, for Dolphin FC in Nigeria and for Polokwane City FC in South Africa.
On 12 July 2025, Sapunga signed for Sekhukhune United.[4]
International career
[edit]Sapunga has been capped for Equatorial Guinea at senior level during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 9 June 2025
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Manuel Sapunga at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Manuel Sapunga Mbara: Le gardien de Leones Vegetarianos". Confederation of African Football (in French). 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ LA ENTREVISTA A MANUEL SAPUNGA FUTBOLISTA INTERNACIONAL CON LA SELECCION DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL on YouTube
- ^ "Sekhukhune strengthen goalkeeping department with new signing".
External links
[edit]- Manuel Sapunga at ESPN FC
- Manuel Sapunga at FBref.com
- Manuel Sapunga at Global Sports Archive
- Manuel Sapunga on Instagram
- Manuel Sapunga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Manuel Sapunga at WorldFootball.net
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