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