Eugène Ekéké

Eugène Ekéké
Personal information
Full name	Ebelle Ferdinand Ekéké
Date of birth	30 May 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Bonabéri, Cameroon
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1986	Racing Paris
1986–1987	Beveren
1987–1989	Quimper
1989–1992	Valenciennes
1992–1997	US Maubeuge
Total
International career
1980–1992	Cameroon
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ebelle "Eugène" Ferdinand Ekéké (born 30 May 1960) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He appeared for the Cameroon national team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. He famously scored to give Cameroon the lead against England in the quarter-finals, before eventually losing 3–2.^[1]

Born in Bonabéri, Cameroon, Ekéké played most of his club football in France, at RC Paris from 1982 to 1986, during which period he played for Cameroon in the 1984 Olympic Football competition,^[2] alongside many of the team who would later play so well at the World Cup six years later. Ekéké spent the 1986–87 season at K.S.K. Beveren, in Belgium, before returning to France to Quimper for a couple of seasons, before his move to Valenciennes FC, for whom he was playing when he was called up for the 1990 World Cup.

After he retired from playing, Ekéké established a football academy in Douala and was appointed president of l’Union Camerounais des clubs amateurs de football (UCCAF).^[3] Ekéké is now based in Douala, occasionally commenting on matters regarding the Indomitable Lions in the local media.

References

^ Eugene Ekeke – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Ebelle "Eugène" Ekeke Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
^ "Football: Eugène Ekeke a pris ses nouvelles fonctions". sportsinfos-buzz.com (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2019.

External links

Eugène Ekéké at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] Eugene Ekeke – FIFA competition record (archived)

[2] "Ebelle "Eugène" Ekeke Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2009.

[3] "Football: Eugène Ekeke a pris ses nouvelles fonctions". sportsinfos-buzz.com (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2019.

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