María Rosa Ondo

María Rosa Ondo Nsing (born 10 October 1982), better known as María Rosa,[2] is an Equatorial Guinean women's football manager and a retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She has been a member of the Equatorial Guinea women's national team, first as a player and later as a coach. She currently chairs the Women's Football Association in her country.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ondo and the second or maternal family name is Nsing.
María Rosa
Personal information
Full name María Rosa Ondo Nsing[1]
Date of birth (1982-10-10) 10 October 1982
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
INES Rey Malabo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
EWaiso Ipola
Águilas Verdes de Aneja
Inter Continental
Real Dona
Estrellas de Guadalupe
National team‡
Equatorial Guinea U-20
Equatorial Guinea 6 (0)
Teams managed
Sony de Elá Nguema Women (goalkeeper coach)
Malabo Kings Women (goalkeeper coach)
Equatorial Guinea Women (goalkeeper coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2011 (before the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Early life

María Rosa started playing football for INES Rey Malabo in the FENADUE school league.[3]

Club career

María Rosa has made her senior debut for EWaiso Ipola in 2004.[2] She has also played for Águilas Verdes de Aneja, Inter Continental,[4] Real Dona and Estrellas de Guadalupe.[3]

International career

María Rosa has represented Equatorial Guinea at under–20 and senior levels.[3] She was part of the team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, but was not used.

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, María Rosa has continued to be linked to women's football in Equatorial Guinea. She has been a goalkeeper coach[2] for Sony de Elá Nguema, Malabo Kings and the Equatorial Guinea women's national team.[3]

On 19 September 2020, María Rosa was elected as President of the Women's Football Association in Equatorial Guinea, becoming the first woman to hold that position.[3][5]

Personal life

María Rosa has a diploma in Marketing and Commercial Action.[3] She is an official in the Ministry of Commerce and Promotion of SMEs where she holds the responsibility of focal point.[2]

References
  1. "RESOLUCIÓN N°07/2020, POR LA QUE SE VALIDAN LAS CANDIDATU-. RAS PRESENTADAS PARA LA ELECCIÓN DEL PRESIDENTE DE LA. ASOCIACIÓN DE FÚTBOL FEMENINO DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL" (PDF). Guinea Ecuatorial Press (in Spanish). p. 1. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. Muñoz Bakale, Juan Alfredo (19 September 2020). "Algo histórico: María Rosa, presidenta del fútbol femenino por primera vez en Guinea Ecuatorial". Mechaap (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "Oficial: Maria Rosa Ondo Nsing, se convierte en la primera mujer Presidenta de la Asociación del futbol femenino". Ahora EG (in Spanish). 19 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. "Official squad list 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  5. "María Rosa Ondo Nsing, nueva Presidenta de la Asociación de Fútbol Femenino de Guinea Ecuatorial con el 66,67% de los votos". Real Equatorial Guinea (in Spanish). 19 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.


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