Background
Akapo was born in Elche, Alicante, to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother.
Akapo was born in Elche, 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 team in the Valencian Community, Huracán Valencia CF. He made his senior debut with the side on 22 January 2012, in a 1–2 home loss against RCD Mallorca B.
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.