Former Cameroonian international footballer Jean Manga Onguene has died in Paris, France, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, after a long illness, at the age of 80. Onguene, a legend of Cameroonian football, passed away just four months after celebrating his 80th birthday in Ngoulemekong, in the South region of Cameroon. Throughout his career with Canon sportif de Yaoundé, he achieved significant success, winning six Cameroonian championships and six Cameroonian Cup titles, as well as three African Champions Cups and one African Cup Winners’ Cup. Individually, he was named African Footballer of the Year in 1980. As a member of the Cameroonian national team, the “Indomitable Lions,” he scored over ten goals in 80 appearances and participated in the 1970 and 1972 Africa Cup of Nations, and World Cup qualifying matches. Following his playing career, he served as a coach and technical director for the national team, and also worked as a FIFA instructor.