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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Equatorial Guinea's Nzalang Femenina In Germany For FIFA WWC

Equatorial Guinea's Jade Boho

Equatorial Guinea became the first FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 team to arrive in Germany, when they touched down on Monday, May 16, 2011 at Frankfurt Airport at 06:45 CET with a  32 member  delegation from Malabo which includes 23 national team players before travelling immediately to their base in Munster.

The players of Equatorial Guinea became instant celebrities upon their first ever qualification for the Women's World Cup. The 2010 African Women's Championship runners-up will be based at the Johanniter Akademie for their FIFA Women's World Cup debut against Norway on June 29 in Augsburg.With a population of just under 700,000, Equatorial Guinea,the smallest ever country to have qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup , along with Colombia, will be making their first appearance at the tournament this year.Nzalang Femenina as they are affectionately known has 8 Brazilian born players which includes new additions defenders Vania Cristina Martins and Bruna,goalkeeper, Mirian and midfielders, Jumaria and Carol.Equatorial Guinea has been drawn against Brazil,Australia and Norway in Group D. The world cup is just 38 days away.


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