Jean Manga Onguéné

Personal information
Date of birth	12 June 1946 (age 79)
Place of birth	Ngoulemekong, Cameroon
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1966–1982	Canon Yaoundé
International career
1967–1981	Cameroon
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Men's football
Representing Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Jean Manga Onguéné (born 12 June 1946) is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as Centre-forward. He is the 1980 African Footballer of the Year.^[2]^[3]

Club career

Manga Onguéné spent his whole career at Canon Yaoundé in Cameroon.^[1]^[4]

International career

Manga Onguéné made several appearances for the senior Cameroon national team, including in two Africa Cup of Nations in 1970 and 1972. Also 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.^[5]

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^[6]

Individual

African Footballer of the Year: 1980

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Jean Manga Onguéné". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ "Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor named Africa Player of the Year". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009.
^ Copnall, James (4 May 2004). "Eto'o joins the greats". BBC News.
^ FIFA.com
^ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ "African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details". Retrieved 9 August 2025.

External links

Jean Manga Onguéné – FIFA competition record (archived)
Interview at CAFonline.com

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[nft-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Jean Manga Onguéné". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

[2] "Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor named Africa Player of the Year". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009.

[3] Copnall, James (4 May 2004). "Eto'o joins the greats". BBC News.

[4] FIFA.com

[5] "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

[6] "African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details". Retrieved 9 August 2025.

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