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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Cameroon [ where? ] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Peñarol | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joseph Akongo is a retired Cameroonian professional footballer. [1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Cameroon [ where? ] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Peñarol | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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