Kersley Appou Explained

Kersley Appou
Fullname:Kersley Hesman Georges Appou
Birth Date:24 April 1970
Birth Place:Mauritius
Position:Forward
Years1:1997–2001
Years2:2001–2005
Years3:2006
Years4:2006–2010
Years5:2011–2012
Years6:2013–2014
Years7:2015
Clubs5:PAS Mates
Caps1:-
Goals1:-
Goals2:45
Caps3:5
Goals3:2
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Goals4:
Caps5:12
Goals5:9
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Nationalyears1:1993–2014
Nationalteam1:Mauritius
Nationalcaps1:46
Nationalgoals1:12

Kersley Appou (born April 24, 1970) is a former footballer who last played for US Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill in the Mauritian Premier League as a forward. He has also represented Mauritius internationally with Club M.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Playing for the national team, Appou scored 10 goals, the most by a Mauritian in the national team's history. On 13 April 2014, at the age of 43 years and 354 days, Appou became the oldest African to play international football, eclipsing the record set by Cameroonian legend Roger Milla at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kersley Appou comme au bon vieux temps. lexpress.mu.
  2. Web site: Kersley Appou tiennent leur place. lexpress.mu.
  3. Web site: Kersley Appou coiffe Praxis. lexpress.mu.
  4. Web site: Appou le héros inattendu. lexpress.mu.
  5. Web site: Kersley Appou (vainqueur 2003) : «Nous n’avons pas droit à l’erreur». defimedia.info.
  6. Web site: Kersley Appou, 43 ans et 354 jours. lematin.ch.
  7. News: Roger Milla loses 20-year record as Africa's oldest international. 2014-04-13. BBC Sport. 2018-05-14. en-GB.
  8. Web site: Kersley Appou wants to continue playing. 7 May 2014. 7 May 2014. Yasine Mohabuth. BBC Sport.