Samuel Mbappé Léppé (28 February 1936 – 25 December 1985), also known as Mbappé Moumi Samuel,[2] nicknamed Maréchal was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He comes from the Sawa community.[3]
 Statue of Samuel Mbappe Leppe at the entrance of the Stade Mbappe Leppe | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Mbappé Léppé | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Date of death | 25 December 1985 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1972 | Oryx Douala | ||
| International career | |||
| Cameroon | (6[1]) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editChildhood
editSamuel Mbappé Léppé was born on 28 February 1936 in Douala.[3] He was the son of Moumè Mbappé and de Rose Ebelle.
Career
editHe played for Oryx Douala in the 1950s and 1960s, winning five Cameroon championship[3] titles (1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1967), three times the Cameroon Cup (1963, 1968 and 1970) and he was the first captain to lift the African Cup of Champions Clubs, doing so in the 1964–65 season.[4] Roger Milla describes him as being the greatest.[2] Over the course of his career, he earned several transfer deals European clubs offered him a chance to play professional football in Europe but he refused to join them.[2]
Nicknamed the "Marshal".[3][5] he also served as the captain of the Cameroon football team at a point in his career.
He was part of the Cameroonian squad who were selected to play in the 1970 African Cup of Nations, however The Cameroon National Football Team were unfortunately eliminated in the group stage.[6] His brother Ebèllé Moumi Walter was also a footballer. The "Moumi" brothers both played careers with Oryx Douala and the Cameroon national team.[2]
Death
editSamuel Mbappé Léppé died on 25 December 1985 due to complications at age 49, in Douala,Cameroon. He was buried in the Cimitière de Banguè.
Legacy
edit
In 1982, the Cameroonian government issued a 125 F stamp bearing the image of Mbappé in honour of him.[7]
The Akwa Stadium was renamed after him as the Stade Mbappé Léppé.[8][5] He was posthumously awarded the African Legend trophy by the Confederation of African Football in 2015 during the 2015 CAF Awards.[9]
References
edit- ^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kam-intres.html
- ^ a b c d Arol KETCHIEMEN. Le Maréchal Samuel Mbappé Léppé, le plus grand footballeur camerounais de tous les temps (in French). Muntu.
- ^ a b c d "Samuel Mbappé Leppé, le maréchal". afrik11.com. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Raphael Ebanga-Mballa (2009). La part du Lion. AuthorHouse. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-4389-6797-4.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b Germain Ekwe Fils (30 October 2009). "La deuxième mort du " Maréchal "". kamerfoot.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Ken Knight et Neil Morrison (12 February 2015). "African Nations Cup 1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Catalogue Yvert&Tellier, No. 855
- ^ Frédéric Boungou (21 December 2007). "Football – Infrastructures: Stade Mbappé Lépé, entre nostalgie et déceptions". cameroon-info.net. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Aubameyang et Mbwana Samatta en or". CAF. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
External links
edit- Samuel Mbappé Léppé at National-Football-Teams.com