Rémy Nenet Ebanega Ekwa (born 17 November 1989) is

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

ese former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Ebanega was born in

Bitam Bitam is a town in northern Gabon on the N2 road (Gabon), N2 road on the border with Cameroon. As of the 2013 census, its population is 27,923. It is home to a large Market (place), market and an Bitam Airport, airport. Climate Reference ...

, In April 2015, he sustained a severe knee injury. By February 2017, he had been out of action for almost two years.

International career

Ebanega was called up to Gabon national team and played at the

2012 Africa Cup of Nations The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football ( ...

and the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

President of the ANFPG

Ebanega is the President of the ANFPG (Association Syndicales des Footballers Professionels du Gabon), a trade union in Gabon.

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* * 1989 births Living people People from Woleu-Ntem Province Men's association football defenders Gabonese men's footballers US Bitam players AJ Auxerre players CA Bastia players Gabon men's international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Olympic footballers for Gabon Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Gabonese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in France 21st-century Gabonese people 2011 African Nations Championship players Gabon men's A' international footballers {{Gabon-footy-bio-stub