Kembo Uba Kembo

Kembo Uba Kembo
Personal information
Full name Jean 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
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
AS Vita Club
National team
Zaire
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

Career

Born in Matete, Kembo played club football for AS Vita Club, where he would win the African Cup of Champions Clubs.[2]

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]

Personal life

Kembo's son, Jirès Kembo Ekoko, is a professional footballer who played for Stade Rennais F.C..[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany Archived 2011-09-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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