Kembo Uba Kembo Explained

Kembo Uba Kembo
Full Name:Jean Pépé Kembo Uba-Kembo
Birth Date:27 December 1947
Birth Place:Matete, Belgian Congo
Death Place:Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1967-1980
Clubs1:AS Vita Club
Nationalyears1:1968–1976
Nationalteam1:Zaire[1]
Nationalcaps1:23
Nationalgoals1:5

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.[2]

Career

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

He made several appearances for Zaire, including appearances at the 1968 and 1974 African Cup of Nations finals.[3] 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.[4]

Personal life

Kembo's son, Jirès Kembo Ekoko, was a professional footballer who played for Stade Rennais F.C.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/kongk-recintlp.html Appearances for Congo-Kinshasa National Team
  2. https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=39/teams/team=43890.html 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany
  3. Web site: La Conscience . Botowamungu, Kalombe . Jean Pépé Kembo " Monsieur But " : Dernier coup de sifflet . French . 5 April 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140417233516/http://www.laconscience.com/Jean-Pepe-Kembo-Monsieur-But-Dernier-coup-de-sifflet.html . 17 April 2014 .
  4. Web site: Leopards roar to Germany 1974 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923022609/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=598/match=2156/classic-match/index.html . dead . 23 September 2016 . FIFA.com . 19 April 2018.