Thomas N'Kono

Thomas Nkono (born July 20, 1955 in Dizangue) is a retired football goalkeeper from Cameroon. A legend for the Cameroon national football team, and arguably the greatest goalkeeper Africa has produced. He played three matches at the 1982 World Cup and five at the 1990 World Cup. In addition he was a bench cover for Joseph-Antoine Bell at the 1994 World Cup.

On club level he played for Adanaspor in his native Cameroon, RCD Espanyol, CE Sabadell and CE L'Hospitalet in Spain, and Club Bolívar in Bolivia. He received the France Football African Footballer of the Year award in 1979 and 1982.

He now works as a goalkeeping coach at Espanyol. Italian world champion Gianluigi Buffon declared he named his son Thomas in honour of the African goalkeeper.

Arrest

He was arrested by riot police for allegedly using "black magic" prior to the African Cup of Nations semi-final with Mali. He was dragged onto the running track after stepping onto the pitch at the March 26 Stadium with Cameroon coach Winfried Schafer. There was speculation that an object found in his pocket was a black-magic charm aimed at helping Cameroon's cause.

References

• Carrer stats at National Football Teams
• RCD Espanyol webpage
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• Liga de Fútbol Profesional

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