Oscar Alain Eyobo Makongo (born 17 October 1961 in

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Ai ...

) is a retired

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ian professional

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. He played for multiple clubs throughout Africa and Europe.

Club career

Eyobo played for

Dynamo Douala "Dynamo Electric Machine" (end view, partly section, ) A dynamo is an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator. Dynamos were the first electrical generators capable of delivering power for industry, and the foundati ...

and

Union Douala Union Sportive de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala, that competes in the Elite One. History It was founded in 1958 and played its home matches in the Stade de la Réunification. Achievements National * Cameroo ...

. He had a brief spell with Boluspor in the Turkish

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. Eyobo played in the

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1995 The 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 31st edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club ...

with

CS Moulien CS Moulien is a football club in Guadeloupe, based in the town of Le Moule. They play in Guadeloupe's first division, the Guadeloupe Championnat National. Achievements * Guadeloupe Championnat National: 12 :: 1952–53, 1954–55, 1955–56, ...

of Guadeloupe, who reached but finished last in the final round.

International career

Eyobo played for the full Cameroon national football team. He was included in the squad at the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...

finals, but did not appear in any matches. Eyobo also played at the

1981 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played. Adelaide, Brisban ...

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References

1961 births Living people Footballers from Douala Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers Cameroon men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1984 African Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Süper Lig players Union Douala players Boluspor footballers CS Moulien players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Guadeloupe Men's association football forwards Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Guadeloupe {{Cameroon-footy-forward-stub