Ephrem Marie M'Bom (18 July 1954 – 20 September 2020) was a

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 ...

ian professional

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. He competed for the

Cameroon national football team The Cameroon national football team (French: ''équipe du Cameroun de football''), also known as the Indomitable Lions (French: ''les lions indomptables''), represents Cameroon in men's international football. It is controlled by the Fédérat ...

at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

M'Bom began playing football with Rail FC of Douala in 1973 as an attacking player. He would move to left back in 1975, and play as a defender for Eclair Douala, Léoprad Douala, Canon Yaoundé and Dragon Yaoundé until he retired in 1989. Nicknamed ''Wire'' due to his slender build, he won five league titles with Canon as well as two Champions Cups and a Cup Winners Cup.

International career

M'Bom made several appearances for the

, participating in the 1982 African Cup of Nations finals.

Personal life

After retiring as a player, Mbom worked for the national railway company. He died on September 20, 2020 at the age of 66 from a tumor in his leg.Un ancien Lion indomptable décède encore sous « l’indifférence » de l’Etat
- Le Bled Parle

Honours

* Cameroonian Championship: 5 :: 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986 * Cameroonian Cup: 3 :: 1978, 1983, 1986 * African Champions' Cup: 2 :: 1978, 1980 * African Cup Winners' Cup: 1 ::

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