Ricky Mavuba Mafuila Ku Mbundu (15 December 1949 – 30 November 1996) was a football player from Zaire, nicknamed The Black Sorcerer. His son is Rio Mavuba, who is a French international footballer.

Biography

Born in Léopoldville,[1] he competed for Zaire at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany[2] and also won the 1974 African Cup of Nations in Egypt defeating Zambia in a second game by 2–0.

Mavuba is remembered for taking direct free kicks and penalty kicks. He is credited as the first Congolese footballer to score directly from a corner kick, a curved shot that went straight into the net without deflections.

Following his football career, Mavuba moved to Angola. He fled the country with his family at the onset of the civil war in 1984 and lived as a refugee in France until his death in November 1996.[3]

Club career

Defensive midfield player from Zaire, winger from AS Vita Club of Kinshasa which won the CAF Champions League in 1973.

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mavuba Mafuila". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ Mafuila Mavuba – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ Hawkey, Ian (15 October 2006). "Bordeaux driven by mystery man Mavuba". Times Online. Retrieved 16 December 2008.[dead link‍]

See also

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavuba_Mafuila
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