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PIERRE NLEND WOMÉ
CAMEROON

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Pierre Nlend Womé, born 26 March 1979 is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He played for 14 clubs in six countries. At international level, he made 68 FIFA-official appearances scoring 1 goal for the Cameroon national team. Total club goals: 19. He played a total of 13,829 minutes for clubs.
After spending his youth career at Fogape Yaoundé and the relatively eminent regional side Canon Yaoundé, Womé moved to Italy from Cameroon in the summer of 1996 to start his professional career. He began his senior career at Vicenza Calcio and spent almost seven years playing in Italy until moving to English Premier League side Fulham FC in August 2002.[2] He was sold to Bologna F.C. 1909 in a co-ownership deal for 6 billion lire in 1999,[3] until Roma acquired him for 2 billion lire in the same summer that Francesco Antonioli, Amedeo Mangone and Alessandro Rinaldi joined Roma for 10 billion lire, 13 billion lire and 6 billion lire respectively. In June 2000 Bologna acquired Womé outright for a fee of 1 million lire. During his time in England at Fulham, Womé scored once in the league, in a 3–0 win over West Brom in February 2003.

After playing for some notable clubs, including RCD Espanyol, Inter Milan and Werder Bremen, Womé joined 1. FC Köln in the summer of 2008 and left the team on 30 June 2010.
In late February 2012, it was announced that Womé would join Coton Sport FC de Garoua in his homeland

INTERNATIONAL CAREER — CAMEROON NATIONAL TEAM

• National team: Cameroon
• Caps (appearances): ~ 68–69 official caps.
• Goals for national team: 1 goal.
• International career span: 1995 to about 2012 / 2013.
• Major tournaments & achievements:
o Olympic Gold Medal (2000): He was part of the Cameroon team that won gold at the Sydney Olympics, and he notably scored the decisive penalty in the final.
o African Cup of Nations: Won with Cameroon in 2000 and 2002.
o World Cup: He played as first-choice left back in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups.
o Notable moment: On 8 October 2005, he missed a 95th-minute penalty in a World Cup qualifier against Egypt; the miss meant Cameroon failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.
o He announced his retirement from international football in March 2007, but made a return in 2009 during 2010 World Cup qualification.

POST-PLAYING CAREER

In March 2017, Womé was appointed sporting director of Canon Yaoundé by the club's president Emmannuel Mve.
Honours
Werder Bremen
• DFL-Ligapokal: 2006
Cameroon
• African Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002
Cameroon U-23
• Olympic Gold Medal: 2000

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12/02/2025

ALASSANE N’DOUR
SENEGAL

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Alassane N'Dour (born 12 December 1981) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. During N'Dour's professional career, he played for clubs in France, England and Greece.

CLUB CAREER
• He played for AS Saint Étienne in France from 2001 to 2004, making 41 league appearances and scoring 3 goals.
• During the 2003-04 seasons he was loaned to West Bromwich Albion in England, where he played 2 league matches without scoring.
• He then transferred to Troyes AC in France (2004-2007), where he made 19 league appearances and scored 1 goal.
• He joined Walsall F.C. in England for the 2007-08 seasons, making 9 league appearances and scoring 1 goal.
• Later he moved to Doxa Drama F.C. in Greece (2009-2010), where he made 7 league appearances with 0 goals.
• Across those professional league stints his total caps (league appearances) summed to 78 and total goals to 5.
• During his time at Saint-Étienne he logged about 3,193 minutes across 46 matches (including substitute appearances) and 5 goals.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER
• He represented the Senegal national football team from 2001 to 2002.
• He earned 8 international caps and scored 0 goals.

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12/01/2025

STEVEN PIENAAR
SOUTH AFRICAN

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Steven Pienaar was born on 17 March 1982 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He grew up in Westbury, a township in Johannesburg, and developed through local youth clubs before attending the Transnet School of Excellence.

He hails from Westbury, a suburb in Johannesburg's Westrand. He was a captain of the South African national team. He primarily played as a winger, but also played as an attacking midfielder. Pienaar played at club level in South Africa, the Netherlands, Germany, and England for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland and Bidvest Wits. Pienaar is currently serving as an international ambassador at former club Everton.

PLAYING CAREER
CLUB CAREER

Pienaar played primarily as a left winger or attacking midfielder. Over an 18-year professional career, he played for seven senior clubs:
1. Ajax Cape Town (South Africa) – 1999 to 2001
Appearances (“caps”): 24
Goals: 6
2. Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) – 2001 to 2006
Caps: 94
Goals: 15
3. Borussia Dortmund (Germany) – 2006 to 2008
Caps: 25
Goals: 0
4. Everton (England) – multiple spells: loan in 2007–08, permanent 2008–2011, loan in 2012, permanent 2012–2016
In total 229 appearances, 26 goals.
Specifically in the Premier League, he made 189 appearances, scored 20 goals, and played 15,099 minutes in those games.
5. Tottenham Hotspur (England) – 2011 to 2012
Caps: 10
Goals: 0
6. Sunderland (England) – 2016 to 2017
Caps: 15
Goals: 0
7. Bidvest Wits (South Africa) – 2017 to 2018
o His time there was short (six months), and he did not replicate his best form.
He made 447 total appearances and scored 49 goals.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER

A former under-17 international, Pienaar made his international debut for South Africa in a 2–0 win against Turkey in 2002. He earned 61 caps and scored three goals over the course of his international career. Pienaar participated at the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, the latter on home soil.
On 2 October 2012, Pienaar announced his retirement from international duties.

COACHING CAREER
After retiring, Pienaar began coaching at Dutch amateur club SV Robinhood under head coach Nana Tutu, who formerly worked for AFC Ajax to help African players in the club. In September 2019, he completed his UEFA A Licence and in December 2019, Pienaar returned to AFC Ajax as a Trainee Coac

HONOURS
Ajax
• Eredivisie: 2001–02, 2003–04
• KNVB Cup: 2001–02
Everton
• FA Cup runner-up: 2008–09
Individual
• Ajax CT Young Player of the Season: 2000
• Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 2002–03
• UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2005–06
• SAFA Player of the Year: 2009
• Everton Player of the Season: 2009–10
• He retired officially on 28 February 2018, after leaving Bidvest Wits.
• He moved into coaching: he obtained coaching qualifications (including pursuing a UEFA license) and worked with youth teams.
• He spent several years working in the Ajax youth academy, including as assistant manager for under-18s.
• In 2024, he left that role and took up a position as a youth coach at Sharjah FC in the United Arab Emirates.
• He also serves as an international ambassador for Everton, his former club.
• According to a special feature by Ajax, Pienaar is based in the United Arab Emirates, where he works as a youth coach at Sharjah FC.
• Other reports confirm that he is living in the Netherlands full-time in recent years, though his coaching role is in the UAE.

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11/30/2025

NWANKWO KANU
NIGERIAN

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Nwankwo Kanu (born 1 August 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Nigeria national team. He played for Ajax, Inter Milan, and spent the majority of his career in the Premier League, playing for Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth. He is widely considered one of the greatest African footballers of all time.

A member of the Arsenal 'Invincibles', he was named by the club as one of its greatest ever players. He is one of the few Africans to win the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and an Olympic gold medal.

Kanu won a FIFA U-17 World Cup medal, a UEFA Champions League medal, a UEFA Cup medal, a UEFA Super Cup, an Intercontinental Cup, three Eredivisie titles, three FA Cup medals and two African Player of the Year awards amongst others. He is one of few players to have won the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup and an Olympic gold medal. As of April 2021, he made the ninth-most substitute appearances in Premier League history, appearing from the bench 118 times,

He is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and African brand ambassador for digital TV operator StarTimes. He is the owner of Kanu Sports TV, an Internet sports television company.

CLUB CAREER SUMMARY

Kanu played for six major clubs in his professional career. His journey took him from Nigeria to the Netherlands, Italy, and England, where he became a Premier League and Champions League winner.

1. Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Nigeria) – 1992–1993
• Caps: 25
• Goals: 15
This was his breakout club before moving to Europe shortly after Nigeria’s U-17 World Cup victory.

2. Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) – 1993–1996
• Caps: 54
• Goals: 25
At Ajax he became a European champion, winning the 1995 UEFA Champions League, two Eredivisie titles, and the Intercontinental Cup.
This is where his elegant attacking style first gained global attention.

3. Inter Milan (Italy) – 1996–1999
• Caps: 12
• Goals: 1
Kanu’s time in Italy was impacted by a serious heart condition discovered soon after his arrival. After successful corrective surgery, he returned to the pitch but struggled for regular minutes in a defensively structured Serie A team.

4. Arsenal (England) – 1999–2004
• Caps: 119 (Premier League)
• Goals: 30 (Premier League)
Overall for Arsenal in all competitions, he scored 44 goals.
He won two Premier League titles, including being part of the famous “Invincibles” team in 2003–04, and two FA Cups.
He is fondly remembered for his flair, late winning goals, and crucial hat-trick against Chelsea in 1999.

5. West Bromwich Albion (England) – 2004–2006
• Caps: 58
• Goals: 7
Kanu played a key role in the team’s famous 2005 “Great Escape” when West Brom survived relegation on the final day.

6. Portsmouth FC (England) – 2006–2012
• Caps: 143
• Goals: 20
Kanu became a club legend at Portsmouth, scoring the winning goals in both the 2008 FA Cup semifinal and final, leading the club to its first major trophy since 1939.

TOTAL CAREER CLUB STATISTICS

Across all clubs and competitions, Kanu accumulated approximately:
• Total Club Appearances: ~380
• Total Goals: 127
• Total Estimated Minutes Played: ~24,500 minutes
(Minutes are approximate because exact minute data was not consistently tracked across all competitions in the 1990s.)

INTERNATIONAL CAREER

Kanu was a member of the Nigeria national team from 1994 to 2011, making his debut in a friendly against Sweden. Earlier on at the start of his career, Kanu was instrumental in Nigeria's overall success at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan and their subsequent 2–1 victory over Ghana in the final. With five goals, he was the second joint-scorer in the tournament with Peter Anosike and Manuel Neira, behind compatriot and captain Wilson Oruma.

As well as winning the Olympic gold in the football event at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where he scored the winning goal in the 4–3 semi-final win over Brazil, his second goal of the match, Kanu participated at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. On 24 June 2010, Kanu ended his international career following Nigeria's exit from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The Super Eagles lost their group matches against Argentina and Greece, before drawing 2–2 with South Korea. He won 86 caps and scored 13 goals for his country and was the joint most capped Nigerian player of all-time alongside Muda Lawal, until Joseph Yobo surpassed both players in 2012, winning his 87th cap. Despite being a striker, he wore the number 4 shirt for the national team.

PHILANTHROPY
Kanu's own experience with a congenital heart defect moved him to set up the "Kanu Heart Foundation" in 2000, a foundation which aims to tackle homelessness, and which also built five hospitals in Africa to treat children with undiagnosed heart disease and provide them surgery.

The Kanu Heart Foundation has spent about $4.2 million, an average of $10,000.00 per person, on surgeries outside Nigeria. Tackling homelessness in Africa, Kanu Heart Foundation has to date funded the construction of five hospitals across the continent to treat children with undiagnosed heart disease and provide them life-changing medical care.

Honours
Iwuanyanwu Nationale
• Nigerian Premier League: 1992–93
Ajax
• Eredivisie: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
• UEFA Champions League: 1994–95; runner-up: 1995–96
• UEFA Super Cup: 1995
• Intercontinental Cup: 1995
Inter Milan
• UEFA Cup: 1997–98
Arsenal
• Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04
• FA Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03;] runner-up: 2000–01
• FA Charity Shield: 1999
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 1999–2000
Portsmouth
• FA Cup: 2007–08
• FA Cup runner-up: 2009–10
Nigeria U17
• FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1993
Nigeria U23
• Summer Olympics: 1996
Nigeria
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1995
• African Cup of Nations runner-up: 2000
• African Cup of Nations Bronze: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
Individual
• Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 1994–95
• African Footballer of the Year: 1996, 1999
• BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1997, 1999
• FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2008
• IFFHS Legends
• IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 2021

After retiring in 2012, Nwankwo Kanu invested his time and energy in humanitarian work, business, and football development.
1. Kanu Heart Foundation (KHF)
This is his most famous post-football achievement.
• Founded after surviving his own heart condition at Inter Milan.
• The foundation funds life-saving heart surgeries for children in Nigeria and across Africa.
• It has helped over 500 children receive corrective heart procedures.
2. Business Ventures
Kanu has been involved in:
• Real estate in Nigeria and the UK
• Sports academies
• Hospitality investments
• Ambassadorial roles for several organizations
3. Football Ambassador & Mentor
He is a Global Ambassador for African football and often represents Nigeria in international football events.
He also supports youth development programs in Nigeria and Europe.

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11/29/2025

LAUREANO BISAN-ETAME MAYE 🔥💪🌎⚽️🇨🇲
CAMEROON

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Laureano “Lauren” Bisan-Etamé Mayer, born 19 January 1977 in Kribi, Cameroon, is a retired professional footballer who played primarily as a right-back.

Lauren was born in Kribi, Cameroon, as his parents fled Equatorial Guinea due to the political persecution during the dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema. Then the family moved to Seville, Spain, where he was raised. He started his career in Spain playing for Utrera on loan from Sevilla, San Fernando, Sevilla, Levante, and Mallorca. He played the Cup Winners Cup with Mallorca against Lazio, and classified Mallorca to the Champions League. He received important offers (Real Madrid, Roma...), but he chose Arsenal.

Lauren made his international debut for Cameroon in 1998 and went on to earn a total of 25 caps, which yielded two goals, whilst he won Olympic Gold at the 2000 Games in Sydney and also lifted the Africa Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2002. He was part of the Indomitable Lions' squad at the France 1998 World Cup and the 2002 edition, held in Japan and Korea. Lauren announced his retirement from international football at the age of 25

PLAYING CAREER
• Lauren began his senior career in Spain, playing for Utrera in the 1995–1996 seasons, where he made 30 league appearances and scored 5 goals.

• He then moved to Sevilla B for the 1996–1997 seasons, playing 17 times and scoring 3 goals in the league.

• In 1997–1998, he played for Levante UD, making 34 appearances and netting 6 goals.

• From 1998 to 2000 he was with RCD Mallorca, where he played 63 league matches and scored 4 goals.

• In 2000 he signed for Arsenal (England) and spent seven seasons there (2000–2007), making 159 Premier League appearances and scoring 7 goals.

• After Arsenal, he joined Portsmouth (2007–2009), making 25 league appearances without scoring.

• He ended his professional career in Spain with Córdoba CF in 2010, playing 5 league matches and scoring 0 goals.

• Over his club career, he totaled 333 league appearances and 25 goals.

• Lauren played 25,912 minutes in his club career.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER (CAMEROON)
• Lauren represented Cameroon at two levels: U23 and the senior national team.
• For the Cameroon U23 team, he earned 6 caps and scored 3 goals.
• For the senior Cameroon national team, he was capped 24 times, scoring 1 goal.
• He played in major tournaments, including the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where he won an Olympic gold medal, and in the Africa Cup of Nations, winning in 2000 and 2002 with Cameroon.
• He was also part of Cameroon’s squads for the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups.

ARSENAL LEGEND

Following the success he enjoyed at Arsenal, the north London outfit regard Lauren, who was a mainstay of the Invincibles side, as a club legend. He is a regular visitor to the Emirates Stadium and has lined up for the Arsenal Legends in charity matches organised by the club's foundation, such as the double-header against Real Madrid Legends played at the Emirates and the Santiago Bernabéu in the summer of 2018

ARSENAL AMBASSADOR

Thanks to his career achievements at Arsenal and within the African game, which include two Africa Cup of Nations crowns and an Olympic Gold with Cameroon, Lauren currently serves as an Arsenal ambassador for the African continent, a role which features activities involving football and education, as well as attending gatherings with the club's supporters. Lauren considers this position to be a real honour as he sees it as a means of helping the African people, whilst repaying some of the support he received during his playing days. One of the countries Lauren has visited is Rwanda, where he took part in children's football and educational clinics, whilst he also acted as a club representative at official events with local authorities and explored the country's most iconic landmarks whilst flying the flag for Arsenal.

Lauren's role as an Arsenal ambassador has also seen him travel to other global destinations, including Singapore, where he was again involved in football clinics and represented the club at various events.

FIFA TECHNICAL EXPERT

Lauren was appointed as a FIFA technical expert for talent development. Within his role, he will be tasked with enhancing the competitive standards of African football on the international stage and is able to call on the vast experience acquired during a playing career that saw him earn legendary status with Arsenal and the Cameroon national team

HONOURS
Mallorca
• Supercopa de España: 1998
Arsenal
• Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04
• FA Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
• FA Community Shield: 2002, 2004
Portsmouth
• FA Cup: 2007–08
Cameroon
• African Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002
Cameroon U-23
• Olympic Gold Medal: 2000
Individual
• African Nations Cup Player of the Tournament: (2000)
• African Nations Cup Team of the Tournament: (2000)
• PFA Team of the Year: 2003–04 Premier League

After retiring from playing, Lauren remained involved in football: he has worked as an Arsenal ambassador, representing the club at international events.

He has also been active in football development, particularly in Africa: according to sources, he holds a role as a technical expert, working for FIFA on talent development programs.
In his personal life, Lauren lives in Seville, Spain.
He is known to enjoy boxing in his spare time

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11/28/2025

JOSEPH-DÉSIRÉ JOB 🌏✨💪⚽️🇨🇲
CAMEROON

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Joseph-Désiré Job (born 1 December 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he played for the Cameroon national team.

After starting his career in France, Job moved to English team Middlesbrough, where he spent six years and is most remembered for scoring one of the two goals in the 2004 League Cup Final, where Middlesbrough won their first ever trophy.
He also played for clubs in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Belgium. While playing for Saudi club Al-Ittihad, he won the 2005 AFC Champions League and scored in the final.

CAREER SUMMARY
Joseph-Désiré Job was born on 1 December 1977 in Vénissieux, France. He played as a forward.

Club Career
• Job began his professional career at Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon) in France, where he played from 1996 to 1999, making 41 league appearances and scoring 11 goals.

• He then moved to RC Lens for the 1999–2000 seasons, contributing 4 goals in 24 league matches.

• In 2000, Job transferred to Middlesbrough in England, where he spent six years (2000–2006). He made 94 league appearances for Middlesbrough and scored 19 goals.

• During his time at Middlesbrough, he was loaned out twice: in 2002 to FC Metz (13 appearances, 2 goals) and in 2005–2006 to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia (28 appearances, 9 goals).

• After leaving Middlesbrough, he signed for CS Sedan (2006–2007) in France, scoring 10 goals in 28 league matches.

• He then played for OGC Nice in France (2007–2008), scoring 3 goals in 12 matches.

• Later, Job continued his career abroad: he played for Al-Kharitiyath (Qatar) in 2008–2009 (23 matches, 10 goals), Diyarbakırspor (Turkey) in 2009 (8 matches, 0 goals), and Lierse SK (Belgium) in 2010–2011 (10 matches, 3 goals).

• In total, over his club career, he made 281 league appearances and scored 71 goals.
• He played 12,220 minutes in his club career.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER

Job was tipped early on to be a future French International player, however he instead accepted a call-up to the Cameroon national team, and made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to England at Wembley Stadium in November 1997.

Job has played at two FIFA World Cup finals, in 1998 and 2002. He also played for Cameroon at the victorious 2000 African Cup of Nations and in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2001 and 2003. However, his next call up to the Cameroon squad came five years later, in March 2007, when he was called up to the squad for a 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Liberia.

In January 2008 he scored three goals in two games, scoring once as Cameroon beat Sudan 2–0 in a friendly match and twice as Cameroon beat Zambia 5–1 in a 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifying match. He was also in the Cameroon squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

HONOURS

Middlesbrough
• Football League Cup: 2003–04
Al-Ittihad
• AFC Champions League: 2005
Cameroon
• African Cup of Nations: 2000; runner-up, 2008
• FIFA Confederations Cup: runner up, 2003

After retiring from professional football (his last season was around 2010–2011 with Lierse), Job stepped away from the top level. One of his most memorable moments was scoring early in the 2004 League Cup Final for Middlesbrough, helping them win their first major trophy. He also won the AFC Champions League in 2005 with Al-Ittihad during his loan there, scoring in the final. In his personal life, Job is a cousin of Marvin Matip and Joël Matip (the Liverpool defender).

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11/25/2025