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Date of birth | 8 November 1955 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Loum, French Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 31 May 2022 66) | (aged||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
Ouragan de Loum | |||||||||||||||||
Canon Yaoundé | |||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1977–1984 | Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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