Kembo Uba Kembo

Kembo Uba Kembo
Personal information
Full name Jean Pépé Kembo Uba-Kembo
Date of birth (1947-12-27)27 December 1947
Place of birth Matete, Belgian Congo
Date of death 26 March 2007(2007-03-26) (aged 59)
Place of death Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967-1980 AS Vita Club
International career
1968–1976 Congo-Kinshasa / Zaire
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Kembo Uba-Kembo (27 December 1947 – 26 March 2007) was a Congolese football midfielder who played for Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Born in Matete, Kembo played club football for AS Vita Club

He made several appearances for Zaire, including appearances at the 1968 and 1974 African Cup of Nations finals.[2] Kembo scored two goals in the decisive qualifier versus Morocco in a 3–0 win that clinched Zaire's place in the 1974 World Cup.[3]

Kembo's son, Jirès Kembo Ekoko, was a professional footballer who played for Rennes.[2]

Honours

AS Vita

  • Linafoot: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980

Congo-Kinshasa / Zaire

Individual

  • African Cup of Nations qualification top scorer: 1972 (8 goals), 1974 (12 goals),

References

  1. ^ 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany Archived 23 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Botowamungu, Kalombe (5 April 2007). "Jean Pépé Kembo " Monsieur But " : Dernier coup de sifflet" (in French). La Conscience. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Leopards roar to Germany 1974". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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