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'Equatorial Guinea lacked seriousness' - new Barcelona boss Setien

New Barcelona coach Quique Setien has painted the picture of his brief stint as Equatorial Guinea as his worst job ever, saying the African country lacked "seriousness" in running their football affairs.

The Spaniard lasted just three months in charge of Equatorial Guinea, during which he presided over just one match, a 2008 Afcon qualifier 3-0 defeat by Cameroon in October 2006.

Setien says he was about to sign a "collaboration agreement" with Logrones, a lower-tier club he once played for, when he took up the Equatorial Guinea job.

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"I had no job and they [Equatorial Guinea] presented me with a proposal, ideas that seemed very clear and in which they always talked to me about a long-term project.