Highlights

Equatorial Guinea Shock The Footballing World

In an international footballing climate where stratification between ‘smaller’ and ‘larger’ footballing nations seems to grow incrementally, Equatorial Guinea defied the odds, making it to the semi-finals of just their second-ever tournament. Nzalang Nacional only qualified for both editions as hosts, but the football on display from the central African nation may lead pundits to believe that Javier Balboa and co will have much to offer for the 2017 AFCON qualifiers.