Mayanga Maku | |
Full Name: | Jean Adelard Mayanga Maku |
Birth Date: | 31 October 1948 |
Birth Place: | Léopoldville, Belgian Congo |
Position: | Forward |
Clubs1: | AS Vita Club |
Nationalyears1: | 1967–1974[1] |
Nationalteam1: | Zaire |
Nationalcaps1: | 23 |
Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
Jean Adelard Mayanga Maku (born 31 October 1948) is a Congolese former footballer who played as a forward for Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also played for AS Vita Club.
Mayanga scored three goals for Zaire at the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals.[3] He represented Zaire in international competition as late as 1979, appearing in a 1980 African Cup of Nations qualifying match versus Guinea in Kinshasa.[4]
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[5]