Jean Manga Onguéné (12 June 1946 – 6 October 2026)Nécrologie : Jean Manga Onguene, ancien Lion Indomptable est décédé 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.FIFA.com
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.
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
References
External links
Interview at CAFonline.com