YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Former Cameroon captain Theophile Abega, who captained the Indomitable Lions to their first major title almost three decades ago, died aged 58 on Thursday, the Cameroon Football Federation said. A statement on their website did not give the cause of death but Cameroonian news reports said Abega had suffered cardiac arrest. Abega captained Cameroon to their first African Nations Cup title in 1984, when he scored in a 3-1 win in the final over Nigeria in Abidjan. He was named African Footballer of the Year the same year, a runaway winner in the poll. …
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YAOUNDE, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Former Cameroon captain Theophile Abega, who captained the Indomitable Lions to their first major title almost three decades ago, died aged 58 on Thursday, the Cameroon Football Federation said. A statement on their website did not give the cause of death but Cameroonian news reports said Abega had suffered cardiac arrest. Abega captained Cameroon to their first African Nations Cup title in 1984, when he scored in a 3-1 win in the final over Nigeria in Abidjan. He was named African Footballer of the Year the same year, a runaway winner in the poll. …
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