Person
Jean Manga Onguéné
From Wikipedia
Jean Manga Onguéné (12 June 1946 – 6 October 2026) was a Cameroonian footballer who played as forward. He was the 1980 African Footballer of the Year.
Club career
Manga Onguéné spent his whole career at Canon Yaoundé in Cameroon.
International career
Manga Onguéné made several appearances for the senior Cameroon national team, including in two Africa Cup of Nations in 1970 and 1972. He also played in four FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.
Death
Manga Onguéné died on 6 October 2026, at the age of 80.
Honours
Player
Canon Yaoundé
Cameroon Première Division: 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982
Cameroon Cup: 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1971, 1978, 1980
African Cup Winners' Cup: 1979
Cameroon
African Cup of Nations: 3rd place, 1972
Individual
African Footballer of the Year: 1980
This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.
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