Cirill Makanda-Etogo (born 5 May 1980) is a Cameroonian-Russian former professional

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player. Throughout his ten-year professional career, he has played for four teams in Russia, plus teams in Germany and France before joining APOEL B.C. in Cyprus for the 2008–09 season. Makanda represents

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internationally and competed for Cameroon at FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008 and

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. He was the leading scorer for Cameroon in the semifinals and bronze medal game, but the team lost both games to fall just short of qualifying for the

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1980 births Living people AEK Larnaca B.C. players APOEL B.C. players Apollon Limassol BC players BC Avtodor Saratov players BC Krasnye Krylia players Cameroonian men's basketball players Élan Béarnais players Keravnos B.C. players Russian men's basketball players Russian people of Cameroonian descent Shooting guards {{Cameroon-basketball-bio-stub