Felipe Ovono Ovono Mbang (born 26 July 1993) is an Equatorial Guinean professional

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who plays as a

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for Ethiopian Premier League club Sidama Coffee SC and the Equatorial Guinea national team. He was part of the squad at the

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Early life

Ovono was born in Mongomo to Felipe Ovono and Josefina Mbang. His father died when he was very young and since then he was raised by his mother.

Career

Ovono started to play football in a club (Maria Auxiliadora) from the 3rd division and eventually the team got promoted to the second division, and after great performances in the 2nd division, he signed with

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of the first division. Ovono won several league titles with this team and consequently started to be part of the national team. In 2012, he was part of the team that played the

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that was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. He didn't play any minute in this competition and the team reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by the finalist

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. In 2013, Ovono signed with

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where he became the captain of the team. In his first season with Mongomo, he was honoured with the trophy of best goalkeeper of the league. In 2014, he played the

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hosted in Equatorial Guinea and this time he played all the matches of his team. The team ended 4th in the competition. During the competition, he realized great performances against big teams like

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, and

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. And this attracted the attention of several teams from Europe and Africa. In 2015, Ovono signed with Orlando Pirates from South Africa. He made his competitive debut for Orlando Pirates FC on 22 August 2015 and kept a clean sheet against AC Leopards on

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. He has since managed to earn a reputation amongst the Orlando Pirates faithful, as the goalkeeper who always drops and spills the ball straight back to the opposition, often leading to him conceding silly goals. The most recent occurrence was in the MTN 8 quarter final match against Bidvest Wits on 27 August 2016, where the Sea Robbers lost by 2 goals to 1. In July 2017, Ovono signed for

. After one year he joined the Ethiopian team Mekelle 70 enderta where he played the 2017-2018 season. They won the Ethiopian premier league 2018-2019 which allowed them to play the caf champions league qualifying round. They played against Equatorial Guinea team cano sport but where eventually eliminated after a loss 2-1 in the first leg and a draw 1-1 in the second leg. On 6 August 2020, Ovono signed a two-year contract with Futuro Kings FC in his hometown of Mongomo.

Honours

Elá Nguema *

Equatoguinean Primera División The Liga Nacional de Fútbol (formerly known as Liga Semiprofesional and Primera División de Honor) is the top division of the Equatoguinean football league system. It was founded in 1979. Prior to independence, two separate leagues existed, on ...

: 2009, 2011, 2012 Deportivo Mongomo *

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: 2015 Orlando Pirates *

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runners-up:

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References

External links

BBC Article
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ovono, Felipe 1993 births Living people People from Mongomo Equatoguinean men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers CD Elá Nguema players Deportivo Mongomo players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Equatoguinean expatriate men's footballers Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia Mekelle 70 Enderta F.C. players Ethiopian Premier League players