Nana Falemi Explained

Nana Falemi
Full Name:	Ngassam Nana Falemi
Birth Date:	5 May 1974
Birth Place:	Bucharest, Romania
Height:	1.84 m
Position:	Defensive midfielder
Years1:	1992
Clubs1:	Voinţa București
Years2:	1993–1994
Clubs2:	Viscofil București
Years3:	1995–1997
Clubs3:	Chimia București
Years4:	1997–2000
Clubs4:	Petrolul Ploiești
Caps4:	55
Goals4:	2
Years5:	2000–2005
Clubs5:	Steaua București
Caps5:	94
Goals5:	6
Years6:	2005
Clubs6:	Ergotelis
Caps6:	8
Goals6:	0
Years7:	2005–2006
Clubs7:	Vaslui
Caps7:	6
Goals7:	0
Years8:	2006
Clubs8:	Volyn Lutsk
Caps8:	7
Goals8:	0
Years9:	2006
Clubs9:	Jiangsu Shuntian
Caps9:	12
Goals9:	2
Years10:	2007–2008
Clubs10:	Dunărea Giurgiu
Caps10:	10
Goals10:	1
Years11:	2008–2009
Clubs11:	Gaz Metan Mediaș
Caps11:	14
Goals11:	0
Totalcaps:	206
Totalgoals:	11
Nationalyears1:	2003–2004
Nationalteam1:	Cameroon
Nationalcaps1:	5
Nationalgoals1:	0

Ngassam Nana Falemi (born 5 May 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.^[1] ^[2] Born and raised in Romania to a Cameroonian father and a Romanian mother, he capped for the Cameroon national team.

International career

Nana Falemi played five games at international level for Cameroon, making his debut under coach Winfried Schäfer on 27 March 2003 when he came as a substitute and replaced Bill Tchato in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Madagascar.^[3] His following two appearances were a 0–0 against United States in the group stage and a 1–0 victory against Colombia in the semifinals of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup where Cameroon reached the final, but lost it with 1–0 in front of France as Falemi did not play in it.^[4] His last two games for the national team were friendlies, a 0–0 against Japan and a 3–0 loss against Bulgaria, he was also part of Cameroon's squad at the 2004 African Cup of Nations but did not play in any game.^[5]

Honours

Steaua București

Divizia A

2000–01, 2004–05

Supercupa României

2001

Cameroon

FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2003^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: Nana Falemi vrea să readucă "fotbalul total" în România. Fostul mijlocaș al FCSB și-a deschis o academie și pregătește viitoarele generații: "Le-am adus antrenor de atletism, de judo. Aveam copii care evitau contactul, le era frică să cadă. Treaba asta dă rezultate". Prosport.ro. Romanian . Nana Falemi wants to bring "total football" back to Romania. The former FCSB midfielder has opened an academy and is preparing future generations: "I brought them an athletics and judo coach. We had children who avoided contact, they were afraid of falling. This thing pays off.". 17 January 2019. 14 November 2021.
Web site: Interviu-eveniment cu Nana Falemi de ziua de naștere a lui Victor Pițurcă: "O stâncă de om. N-am întâlnit atâta încredere la niciun antrenor. Avea pretenții mari!". Prosport.ro. Romanian . Interview-event with Nana Falemi on Victor Pițurcă's birthday:"A human rock. I have never met so much confidence in any coach. He had great pretensions!". 8 May 2020. 14 November 2021.
Web site: Cameroon 2-0 Madagascar. National-football-teams.com. 14 November 2021.
Web site: Falemi a fost martor și la dispariția lui Foe: "Unele teste medicale se făceau și acum 20 de ani". Digisport.ro. Romanian . Falemi also witnessed Foe's disappearance: "Some medical tests were done 20 years ago". 7 May 2016. 14 November 2021.
Web site: Record de actuali şi foşti jucători din Liga 1 la Cupa Africii. Cotidianul.ro. Romanian . Record of current and former League 1 players in the African Cup of Nations. 18 January 2015. 14 November 2021.