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Mathurin Kameni (born 4 February 1978) is 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 former professional
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who played as a
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.


Football career

Kameni was born in
Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA), it is the com ...
. During his professional career he played for
Coton Sport FC de Garoua Coton Sport Football Club de Garoua, or simply Coton Sport, is a Cameroonian football club based in Garoua. They play their home games at the Stade Omnisport de Garoua, commonly known as the Roumde Adjia Stadium. The club is chaired by Sadou Fern ...
,
RC Bafoussam Racing Club de Bafoussam is a Cameroonian Association football, football club based in Bafoussam. They are a member of the Cameroonian Football Federation. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal de Bamendzi, a multi-use stadium in Bafoussam. The sta ...
(January–June 2005) and
Haras El Hodoud SC Haras El Hodood Sporting Club ( ar, نادي حرس الحدود الرياضي, lit=Border Guard Club), is an Egyptian professional sports club based in El Max, Alexandria. It is best known for its professional football team, that competes in ...
. Although he did not win any
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, Kameni was part of the Cameroonian squad at the
2004 African Cup of Nations The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the NOKIA African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship reasons (also referred to as AFCON 2004 or CAN 2004) is the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's foo ...
, as the side finished top of its group in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to
Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
.


Personal life

Kameni's younger brother, Carlos, was also a footballer, a goalkeeper and an international.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kameni, Mathurin 1978 births Living people Footballers from Douala Cameroonian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Coton Sport FC de Garoua players Haras El Hodoud SC players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt