Manuel Sapunga
Personal information
Full name Manuel Sapunga Mbara[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-22) 22 January 1992[1]
Place of birth Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Team information
Current team
 Polokwane City
Number 1
Youth career
2002–20?? Kadji Sports Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Leones Vegetarianos
2013 Dolphin
2014–2015 Sony de Elá Nguema
2016 Deportivo Mongomo
2017–2018 Leones Vegetarianos
2019–2022 Futuro Kings
2022– Polokwane City 8 (0)
International career‡
2022– Equatorial Guinea 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2022

Manuel Sapunga Mbara (born 22 January 1992) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South African National First Division club Polokwane City FC and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Early life

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

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.

International career

Sapunga capped for Equatorial Guinea at senior level during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Statistics

International

As of 12 January 2022
Equatorial Guinea
YearAppsGoals
202210
Total10

References

  1. 1 2 3 Manuel Sapunga at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Manuel Sapunga Mbara: Le gardien de Leones Vegetarianos". Confederation of African Football (in French). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ↑ LA ENTREVISTA A MANUEL SAPUNGA FUTBOLISTA INTERNACIONAL CON LA SELECCION DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL on YouTube
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