Zacharie Noah (2 February 1937 – 8 January 2017) was a Cameroonian professional

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who won the

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in 1961 with Sedan-Torcy. Noah, who played as a defender, had previously played for Stade Saint-Germain. He was the father of French tennis player

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and the grandfather of basketball player

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. He died on 8 January 2017, at the age of 79.

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