Emmanuel Kundé led Cameroon’s national team to the quarterfinals of the 1990 World Cup. He won the Africa Cup twice. The country mourns one of its greatest sons.
Emmanuel Kundé has died. The former captain of the Cameroonian national team passed away at the age of 68, as confirmed by association president Samuel Eto’o on social media. According to media reports, Kundé died unexpectedly during the night from Thursday to Friday at his home in a suburb of the capital Yaoundé.
Kundé scored the equalizer from the penalty spot in the spectacular quarter-final against England (2-3 a.e.t.) at the 1990 World Cup. He won the Africa Cup with the “Indomitable Lions” in 1984 and 1988. Kundé played for his country 127 times, scoring 15 goals.
The versatile defender was a “symbol of Cameroonian football,” Eto’o wrote on Instagram. “He was a fantastic footballer, the control tower in midfield, the defensive wall that opponents couldn’t get past, but also an excellent playmaker when the team had possession.”
