Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Equatorial Guinea national football association has naturalised numerous foreign football players who have since played for the national team. This has drawn criticism from opposing nations on the grounds that many of the players had no previous ties to the country and that the decision was taken simply to improve the quality of the team.The naturalised players are mainly from Brazil, Cameroon and Colombia, with the remainder coming from other West African states. Some players have taken on modified names, mirroring the conventions of the country's ethnic groups. Players are often given financial incentives to both naturalise and appear in the national team. The naturalisations involve players in both the men's and women's teams for Equatorial Guinea."@en }
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- List_of_naturalised_Equatoguinean_international_football_players abstract "The Equatorial Guinea national football association has naturalised numerous foreign football players who have since played for the national team. This has drawn criticism from opposing nations on the grounds that many of the players had no previous ties to the country and that the decision was taken simply to improve the quality of the team.The naturalised players are mainly from Brazil, Cameroon and Colombia, with the remainder coming from other West African states. Some players have taken on modified names, mirroring the conventions of the country's ethnic groups. Players are often given financial incentives to both naturalise and appear in the national team. The naturalisations involve players in both the men's and women's teams for Equatorial Guinea.".