Narcisse Ekanga Amia (born 30 July 1987) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in Cameroon, he made eight appearances for the Equatorial Guinea national team. His year of birth is not clear since he was registered as born in 1981 by the

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, as well as born in 1985 and 1987 by

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. He usually competes with the latter. He was referred in his natal Cameroon as an age defrauder.

Club career

Ekanga played for

TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...

in the

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and

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, where they reached the final losing 3–0 to

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International career

Ekanga debuted with

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

on 7 September 2011 in a friendly match against

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Malabo Malabo ( , ; formerly Santa Isabel) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko, ( bvb, Etulá, and as ''Fernando Pó'' by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a p ...

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekanga, Narcisse 1980s births Living people Year of birth uncertain Equatoguinean people of Cameroonian descent Naturalized citizens of Equatorial Guinea Equatoguinean footballers Cameroonian footballers Association football midfielders Equatorial Guinea international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Les Astres players TP Mazembe players Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) players Leones Vegetarianos FC players Buildcon F.C. players Expatriate footballers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Expatriate footballers in Sudan Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Zambia