Paul Moukila

Paul Moukila
Personal information
Full namePaul "Sayal" Moukila
Date of birth6 June 1950
Place of birthSouanké, Middle Congo
Date of death24 May 1992 (aged 41)
Place of deathMeaux, France
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1971–1975CARA Brazzaville
1975–1976Strasbourg4(1)
1976–1978CARA Brazzaville
National team
1971–1978Republic of the Congo13(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Paul Moukila nicknamed Sayal (6 June 1950 – 24 May 1992) was a Congolese international footballer and winner of the 1974 African Footballer of the Year award.[1]

Career

Born in Souanké, Moukila began playing football for local side CARA Brazzaville. He played for the club from 1971 to 1975 and then from 1976 to 1978, after returning from a short spell abroad, at French club Strasbourg (1975–1976).

With the Congo national football team, Moukila won the African Cup of Nations in 1972.

In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[2] Moukila was voted the IFFHS Player of the Century for the Republic of the Congo in 2000.[3]

Moukila's son is also a footballer, playing in the third tier of French football - Championnat National.

Personal

Moukila died in Meaux, France from a bout of malaria on 24 May 1992.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ayelo, Jean Bruno (11 January 2011). "Moukila Paul (Sayal), Ballon d'or africain '74: Le footballeur qui a marqué tout le cinquantenaire du Congo" (in French). Mbokamosika.
  2. ↑ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.
  3. ↑ Arruda, Marcelo Leme de. "IFFHS' Players and Keepers of the Century for many countries". RSSSF. Retrieved 2000-01-21. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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