{"id":4129,"date":"2022-02-09T10:53:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T09:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/?p=4129"},"modified":"2022-02-09T11:10:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T10:10:07","slug":"edjogo-soccer-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/en\/edjogo-soccer-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberto Edjogo: &#8220;Investing in soccer is not an expense, it is a commitment to the future&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4129\" class=\"elementor elementor-4129 elementor-4128\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b010d76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b010d76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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lang=\"es\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c7cbad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c7cbad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-082de24\" data-id=\"082de24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56aca73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"56aca73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c738a57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c738a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span lang=\"ES\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 107%;\">Former soccer player and sports journalist Alberto Edjogo gives us the keys to making soccer a driving force for the future in Equatorial Guinea and tells us about the passion he feels for his second country.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9834d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9834d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2b447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f2b447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <em>Nzalang<\/em> has just written a page in the history of African soccer. Although its dream faded in the <a href=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/en\/soccer-in-equatorial-guinea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3-1 against Senegal<\/a>, the &#8220;national red&#8221; managed to reach the quarterfinals and defeat giants like Algeria or Mali against all odds. For weeks, the national team has put Equatorial Guinea on the map, making its people vibrate and showing that the difficulties in Equatorial Guinean soccer have nothing to do with a lack of talent.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dfbf95 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"2dfbf95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cSoccer in Equatorial Guinea is unstoppable\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Alberto Edjogo<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CSoccer+in+Equatorial+Guinea+is+unstoppable%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%94+Alberto+Edjogo&amp;via=albertoowono\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd230d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bd230d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-764799f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"764799f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68f12a7\" data-id=\"68f12a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9ab5bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9ab5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For Alberto Edjogo (Sabadell, 1984), soccer in Equatorial Guinea \u201cis unstoppable, because if you throw a ball in any neighborhood, lots of boys and girls will come out chasing it. It is a passion that comes to them since they are little, and it would be a shame not to take advantage of it\u201d. Edjogo knows what he is talking about. His life is a tribute to \u201cmuddy\u201d soccer, the kind that escapes the glamor of the spotlight but entails the heroic effort of playing \u201cwith the uncertainty that your salary is at stake with each play, with each ball\u201d, because \u201cwith each goal you have to feed the family\u201d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcf3060 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcf3060\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ce35ab\" data-id=\"2ce35ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6c28b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b6c28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_69624051_495915454538678_5672054501097331989_n.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4142\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_69624051_495915454538678_5672054501097331989_n.webp 480w, https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_69624051_495915454538678_5672054501097331989_n-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24cdf41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24cdf41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de48bfd\" data-id=\"de48bfd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccbfaae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ccbfaae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a2be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44a2be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born to a Spanish mother and an Equatorial Guinean father, Alberto Edjogo has been almost everything in the king sport. For fourteen years he cut his teeth in grassroots soccer fighting for over ten clubs, including Sabadell and Olimpic de X\u00e1tiva, and in 2003 he made his debut in the senior team of his homeland. He felt the vocation of becoming an analyst from a very young age; he soon started a blog and began to build a career as a sports journalist that led him to join Gol Televisi\u00f3n, Radio Marca and La Liga TV.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42acebf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42acebf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-459ccdd\" data-id=\"459ccdd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf01449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bf01449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326ea9c elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"326ea9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cEquatorial Guinea is exuberant in every way: the climate, the vegetation, the energy that people have when it comes to defending their ideas\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Alberto Edjogo<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CEquatorial+Guinea+is+exuberant+in+every+way%3A+the+climate%2C+the+vegetation%2C+the+energy+that+people+have+when+it+comes+to+defending+their+ideas%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%94+Alberto+Edjogo&amp;via=albertoowono\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62997dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62997dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b4390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81b4390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to being a great connoisseur of soccer, Edjogo is passionate about Equatorial Guinea, a land that he defines with one word: exuberance. &#8220;Equatorial Guinea is exuberant in every way: the climate, the vegetation, the energy that people have when it comes to defending their ideas.&#8221; Today, we talk to him about soccer, Africa and the future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a78725 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a78725\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9176a16\" data-id=\"9176a16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e529b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e529b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_32443594_233902687366269_5759329369004703744_n.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4144\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_32443594_233902687366269_5759329369004703744_n.webp 600w, https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_32443594_233902687366269_5759329369004703744_n-300x254.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8880098 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8880098\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6838b29\" data-id=\"6838b29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73bf866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"73bf866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b5864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1b5864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>One of the limitations of soccer in Equatorial Guinea, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/en\/benjamin-zarandona-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>as Benjam\u00edn Zarandona told us<\/strong><\/a><strong>, is the inexistence of lower categories, of a league from 8 to 17 years old that allows the youth to train every week in well-equipped facilities. How can soccer be professionalized in the country?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4ec848 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4ec848\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-104960a\" data-id=\"104960a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a803c13 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"a803c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThe first step to change soccer in Equatorial Guinea is showing the will to change things. You have to start walking before you can run\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Alberto Edjogo<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CThe+first+step+to+change+soccer+in+Equatorial+Guinea+is+showing+the+will+to+change+things.+You+have+to+start+walking+before+you+can+run%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%94+Alberto+Edjogo&amp;via=albertoowono\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3547678 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3547678\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-462bdef\" data-id=\"462bdef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f2ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"50f2ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555bb24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"555bb24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first step to change something is showing the will to make that change. It can&#8217;t be that a boy who is 16 or 17 years old has never competed in a league. That makes progress very difficult because you are already behind other countries in the region. To set up a grassroots soccer league, an investment is needed, which should not be seen as an expense, but rather as a commitment to the future.<\/p>\n<p>It often happens that some African players find it difficult to compete: they have the speed, the technique, the stamina, the physicality, but they lack a competitive level. Not only would it be necessary to establish sub15, sub17 and sub21 teams, but also establish competitions at different levels and in different areas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b45160 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b45160\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e50b861\" data-id=\"e50b861\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad0bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ad0bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Equatorial Guinea is a small country that could organize itself with not so many resources, but it needs a good computer-based system to monitor matches, the classifications, the cards, players who also need are healthy&#8230; and it would be a shame if it had to come someone from Europe to set it up. In Africa and in Equatorial Guinea there is enough talent to carry this out.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f650a9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f650a9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d862fca\" data-id=\"d862fca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a2ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62a2ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_169797325_133020398718033_1541181032408376862_n.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4140\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_169797325_133020398718033_1541181032408376862_n.webp 493w, https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_169797325_133020398718033_1541181032408376862_n-300x197.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f804772 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f804772\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc4820d\" data-id=\"fc4820d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278e357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"278e357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1faee73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1faee73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Can soccer become an asset for Equatorial Guinea?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2aac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec2aac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soccer is a big industry; it\u2019s an economic engine. But before running, you have to start walking. The league in Equatorial Guinea has no regularity, there is no fixed schedule. Soccer is unstoppable; if you throw a ball to roll in any neighborhood in Guinea, lots of boys and girls will come out chasing it. It\u2019s something they feel passionate about since childhood, and it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. In a country like Equatorial Guinea, which is rich in many things and is very well located, it would become an essential asset; it can be achieved.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ee18b elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"52ee18b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cSoccer is not a destination; it is a tool to transmit values\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Alberto Edjogo<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CSoccer+is+not+a+destination%3B+it+is+a+tool+to+transmit+values%22+%E2%80%94+Alberto+Edjogo&amp;via=albertoowono\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3a32d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ba3a32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596d2ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"596d2ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>African soccer is unknown to the general public, but this sport is the backbone of many communities in which children and young people can be seen playing with more drive, dedication and passion than in other countries outside that continent. What role does soccer play in African youth?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cc41d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cc41d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-300c96e\" data-id=\"300c96e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94be70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b94be70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soccer is not a destination, it is a tool to transmit values such as teamwork, effort or resistance to frustration. Young people identify references very quickly; they watch television, see Mohamed Salah or Sadio Man\u00e9 and think &#8220;and why not me?&#8221;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b0aed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b0aed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_163558495_351673336150700_4020221214028352003_n.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_163558495_351673336150700_4020221214028352003_n.webp 600w, https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_163558495_351673336150700_4020221214028352003_n-300x235.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41d4eb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41d4eb9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a130871\" data-id=\"a130871\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df19467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df19467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you play football, you learn values such as discipline or respect for teammates and rivals, which is essential. In Africa we may have a tendency for chose role models who do things badly, who dedicate themselves to exploiting or filling up their pockets, but football values meritocracy; whoever does things well can reach higher.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b86e5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b86e5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc47984\" data-id=\"cc47984\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee152b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"ee152b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><p>\u201cAfricans have a spectacular inner strength\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/albertoowono\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_260351641_1063529441146092_4225037577823723989_n-e1644333971638.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4153\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/albertoowono\/\">Alberto Edjogo<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/albertoowono\/\">Former soccer player and sport journalist<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a98220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a98220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888202d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"888202d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>You have written the book <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tienda.panenka.org\/es\/indomable\"><strong>Indomitable<\/strong><\/a><strong>, where in addition to recounting your years defending the Equatorial Guinea shirt, you wonder where the African continent got the strength to start after the experience of colonization. Where does that force come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4310368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4310368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Indomitable<\/em> is rebellion, the inability of external forces to subdue an entire people. The African people have a spectacular inner strength that makes them overcome adversities that would be impossible in other latitudes. It has always been subjected to external interference since the time of slavery, and it has endured and resisted, until reaching the point to rebel. You know that your ancestors have had a hard time and they have endured, and you endure, but at the same time you also rebel, and I think that is a good combination.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1fdfe2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5383327\" data-id=\"5383327\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef36669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef36669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/15706423755345.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/15706423755345.webp 600w, https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/15706423755345-300x152.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1109ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1109ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eae5eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eae5eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e55cc6\" data-id=\"5e55cc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58bf336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58bf336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>As a son of both Spain and Equatorial Guinea, you have been able to feel what it means to be an \u201cEquatorial Guinean in Spain\u201d and a \u201cSpaniard in Equatorial Guinea\u201d. How have you experienced that duality?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24a5253 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24a5253\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cce84bd\" data-id=\"cce84bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d57d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21d57d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here is a very funny episode. We were in Gabon in a qualifying round, training, and some children came often to see us play. Every time I took the ball they laughed, jumped and shouted, and once I heard them say <em>\u201cmoan ntanang, moan ntanang\u201d<\/em>. I asked the goalkeeping coach what that meant and he told me: \u201cThis in Fang means white boy; they see you as the white boy\u201d. I was mixed and the others were not. So, I know very well what it means to be the European in Africa and the African in Spain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3227f24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3227f24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a74d4f4\" data-id=\"a74d4f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d04413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d04413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I have never felt undervalued; on the contrary, I am very proud of where I come from and of what I am, because all this has forged my character. I have had to listen to very tough things on Spanish fields, but it has never affected me. I feel half European and half African and in each of my actions I have that origin very much in mind.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4327c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4327c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_11887134_1039496862736433_1152228101_n-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_11887134_1039496862736433_1152228101_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_11887134_1039496862736433_1152228101_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_11887134_1039496862736433_1152228101_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_11887134_1039496862736433_1152228101_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_11887134_1039496862736433_1152228101_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ad438d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ad438d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19c9f6f\" data-id=\"19c9f6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a6ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f9a6ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d300250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d300250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He discovered his African half in the summer of 2003, when he first traveled to Equatorial Guinea. Edjogo says that the first thing that surprised him when he set foot outside the plane was &#8220;the humidity in the environment, that breath of humid air permeating all the pores of your skin and even making it difficult for you to move.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74ccd9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74ccd9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d60f5ba\" data-id=\"d60f5ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a602f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8a602f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From that first contact with Equatorial Guinea, he remembers with special affection the warmth that the fans gave him while he was training with the Nzalang: \u201cIt was in the Bata stadium, the old one, and when we were about to start training I heard a great noise between the hotel Panafrica and the stadium. When we approached, I realized that the field was full of fans who came to see us, and that affection, that encouragement, that push from the fans who shouted with enthusiasm at each touch, each pass, each shot on goal, I will never forget.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630441a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"630441a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_11267905_449285405228712_1766302812_n-e1644323123773.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4150\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af588f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af588f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cee0ae\" data-id=\"0cee0ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f4d9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8f4d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Equatorial Guinea is a safe country, full of beauties and with good infrastructures. However, its tourism is almost non-existent. <\/strong><strong>Why<\/strong><strong> do you think <\/strong><strong>this is so<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07ffa1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07ffa1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10040b1\" data-id=\"10040b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97fc1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f97fc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many times when I talk about Equatorial Guinea, I am asked if it is close to Ecuador, if it is in South America or Central America. One realizes how little is known about Africa in general and about Equatorial Guinea in particular, especially at school. When you become an adult, you meet educated cultured people who still have no idea about the subject, and that lack of knowledge makes you hesitate to travel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eea63e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eea63e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04eb2be\" data-id=\"04eb2be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc19f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bc19f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is<\/strong> <strong>for you the most unique place that Equatorial Guinea has?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90cfc20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90cfc20\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b581228\" data-id=\"b581228\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd58d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfd58d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Pico Basil\u00e9 is a spectacular place; it can be seen from anywhere on the island of Bioko. But I would stay Ureka is that magical place where you experience a feeling of freedom and exuberance; I understand that because it is one of the rainiest places in the world and where there is more vegetation and life. Living that freedom, those waterfalls and that vegetation caused a great impressed on me.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40a22c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c40a22c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Bosque-cascadas-Paisaje-playa-SI-Ureka-1-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3960\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Bosque-cascadas-Paisaje-playa-SI-Ureka-1-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Bosque-cascadas-Paisaje-playa-SI-Ureka-1-1-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba8b28f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba8b28f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0ce8fe\" data-id=\"b0ce8fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f709f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0f709f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What essential itinerary should someone who wants to get to know Equatorial Guinea follow?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0812a94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0812a94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88b46dd\" data-id=\"88b46dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c27337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c27337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Bioko, obviously, you can\u2019t miss eating fish in Luba, far to the south. Then, Moka is an essential visit; breathing a little of its fresh air, very pure, not so humid, makes your heart happy. And then, you can wander around Malabo, go to the Ela Nguema neighborhood, eat some chicken, grab a good beer at a grocery store and visit the Casa Verde.<\/p>\n<p>And what can we say about the islands, Annob\u00f3n, Corisco\u2026 The continental region is also unique: a sunrise in Mbini or a walk through Niefang, my father&#8217;s town.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68181d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e68181d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/albertoowono_11335090_917759081603202_120984428_n-e1644324526737.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4148\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd3fb60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd3fb60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe863e4\" data-id=\"fe863e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3ca37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df3ca37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7194be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7194be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For Alberto Edjogo, it\u2019s quite clear that the future of his country of origin depends on enhancing its enormous strength, present in the spirit of its people, in its love and talent for football, and in the exuberance of its land, its landscapes and its culture.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2de223 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2de223\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d40f124\" data-id=\"d40f124\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760b717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"760b717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aae2dd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5aae2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f72f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"5f72f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/esparzahueto\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rumbomalabo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unnamed-1-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Alberto Esparza\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/esparzahueto\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlberto Esparza\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hispanic philologist and journalist. Lover of Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c4f43a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c4f43a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaeacda\" data-id=\"aaeacda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c803b99 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c803b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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