Ignatius Ganago (born 16 February 1999) is a Cameroonian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Ligue 1
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club
Nantes
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and the
Cameroon national team.
Club career
Early career
Ganago was part of the EFCB junior academy in Cameroon before joining
Nice
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in 2017.
Nice
Ganago made his professional debut for Nice in a 4–0
Ligue 1
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win against
Monaco
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on 9 September 2017, coming on for
Mario Balotelli
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in the 74th minute, during which he also scored his first goal for the club.
Lens
On 10 July 2020, Ganago signed for newly promoted Ligue 1 club
Lens
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.
Nantes
On 1 September 2022, the last day of the 2022 summer
transfer window
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, Ganago moved to Lens' league rivals
Nantes
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on a four-year contract.
The transfer fee paid to Lens was reported as €3.5 million excluding bonuses.
International career
Ganago debuted for the senior
Cameroon national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with
Tunisia
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on 12 October 2019. Later that month his club Nice refused to release him for the Under-23 AFCON tournament.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Cameroon
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Africa Cup of Nations
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bronze:
2021
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References
External links
EFBC
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganago, Ignatius
Living people
1999 births
Sportspeople from Douala
Cameroonian footballers
Association football forwards
Cameroon international footballers
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
Ligue 1 players
Championnat National 2 players
OGC Nice players
RC Lens players
FC Nantes players
Cameroonian expatriate footballers
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in France