Celestina Manga

Celestina Manga Besecu (born 12 September 2002) is an Equatorial Guinean footballer who plays as a forward for Gabonose club Vautour and as a midfielder for the Equatorial Guinea women's national team.[3]

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[1]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vautour
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Super Leonas
Malabo Kings
2023 SC Nyanga
2023– Vautour
International career‡
2019 Equatorial Guinea U20
2018– Equatorial Guinea 3[2] (0)
*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.[4]

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[5]

a 1–7 defeat against South Africa 2018-11-21[5]

a 0–6 defeat against Nigeria 2018-11-24 [5]

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
  1. "Player Details: Celestina Manga Besecu". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. Celestina Manga at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. "National Foot féminin 1/Le CSB plus fort face aux Aigles de Belinga. Atlético Akanda neutralisé par Vautour club".
  4. "African Games (Football) Athlete Profile : MANGA BESECU Celestina". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. https://www.leballonrond.fr/xray.php?jogador_id=715816&jogador_na_equipa_id=53232&filter_match=in_with


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