Théophile Abega
Midfielder, Football player
1954 – 2012
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Who was Théophile Abega?
Théophile Abega Mbida was a Cameroonian football player and politician. Playing as a midfielder he was part of the Cameroon national football team, playing all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and captaining the side to their first African Nations Cup victory in 1984, where he scored a goal in the final. He was nicknamed "The Doctor" in tribute to his footballing intelligence.
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- Born
- Jul 9, 1954
Cameroon - Also known as
- Theophile Abega
- Nationality
- Cameroon
- Lived in
- Cameroon
- Died
- Nov 15, 2012
Yaoundé
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on July 23, 2013
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