Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 April 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Lubumbashi, Zaire | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2003 | FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo | ||
2003–2004 | TP Mazembe | ||
2004–2006 | Ajax Cape Town F.C. | ||
2006–2010 | TP Mazembe | ||
International career‡ | |||
1998 | Zambia | 2 | (1) |
2000–2004 | DR Congo | 16 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 May 2016 |
Kanku Mulekelayi (born 1 April 1980) is a retired footballer from DR Congo.
He played for the Zambia national team in 1998 under the name Matthews Kamwashi. [1] | [2]
Mulekelayi was a member of the DR Congo squad for the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations.
Now Coaching in his native country Congo DRC
Father to four kids Named Matthew Jr Mulekelayi Kevin Mulekelayi, Johnathan Mulekelayi and the oldest Daughter, Ester Mulekelayi
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 June 2001 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo | Zimbabwe | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 29 July 2001 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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