Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jean Adelard Mayanga Maku | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Léopoldville, Belgian Congo | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
AS Vita Club | |||
International career | |||
1967–1974 [1] | Zaire | 23 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jean Adelard Mayanga Maku (born 31 October 1948) is a Congolese former footballer who played as a forward for Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. [2] He also played for AS Vita Club.
Mayanga scored three goals for Zaire at the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals. [3] He represented Zaire in international competition as late as 1979, appearing in a 1980 African Cup of Nations qualifying match versus Guinea in Kinshasa. [4]
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years. [5]