Carlos Akapo

On 20 June 2019, after suffering immediate relegation, Akapo signed a three-year contract with Cádiz CF of the second tier. As Akapo was a free agent, Cádiz CF didn't paid for the transfer.

Akapo was regularly used in the following campaigns, and contributed with 20 appearances in 2017–18 as the club achieved a first-ever promotion to La Liga. He made his debut in the competition on 25 September 2018, replacing Luisinho in a 0–3 loss at Atlético Madrid.

On 6 August 2014, Akapo joined Valencia CF and was assigned to the reserves in the third level. After two seasons of relative playing time, he returned to division two after agreeing to a three-year deal with SD Huesca on 14 June 2016.

On 11 July 2013, Akapo signed a two-year contract with Segunda División side CD Numancia. His first game as a professional took place on 25 August, as he started in a 4–2 home win over Real Jaén.

Akapo received his first call from Equatorial Guinea in late August 2012, for a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Congo DR the following month. He did not leave the bench in the 0–4 loss, making his debut on 5 June 2013 in a friendly with Togo.

Akapo was born in Elche, Province of Alicante, to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother. He played youth football with four clubs, including Hércules CF and Elche CF, and finished his formation with another club in the Valencian Community, Huracán Valencia CF; he made his senior debut with the latter on 22 January 2012, in a 1–2 home loss against RCD Mallorca B.

Carlos Akapo Martínez (born 12 March 1993) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Cádiz CF as a right back or central defender.