Cirill Makanda-Etogo (born 5 May 1980) is a Cameroonian-Russian former professional
basketball
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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
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
internationally and competed for Cameroon at
FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008 and
FIBA Africa Championship 2009
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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
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...
.
References
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
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