Paul Moukila

Paul Moukila (6 June 1950 – 24 May 1992), nicknamed Sayal, was a footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. A Congolese international, he was winner of the 1974 African Footballer of the Year award.[1]

Paul Moukila
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-06-06)6 June 1950
Place of birth Souanké, Middle Congo
Date of death 24 May 1992(1992-05-24) (aged 41)
Place of death Meaux, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1975 CARA Brazzaville
1975–1976 Strasbourg 4 (1)
1976–1978 CARA Brazzaville
1981–1983 Stade Français
1983–1985 CS Fontainebleau
1985–1986 USM Malakoff
National team
1971–1978 Republic of the Congo 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Souanké, Moukila began playing football for local side CARA Brazzaville. He played for the club from 1971 to 1975 and then from 1976 to 1978, after returning from a short spell abroad, at French club Strasbourg (1975–1976).

With the Congo national football team, Moukila won the African Cup of Nations in 1972. He was later voted African Footballer of the Year in 1974.

In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[2] Moukila was voted the IFFHS Player of the Century for the Republic of the Congo in 2000.[3]

Personal life

Moukila died in Meaux, France, from a bout of malaria on 24 May 1992.[1]

His son Noël is also a former professional footballer[4] and made two appearances for the Congo national team in 2007.[5]

References
  1. Ayelo, Jean Bruno (11 January 2011). "Moukila Paul (Sayal), Ballon d'or africain '74: Le footballeur qui a marqué tout le cinquantenaire du Congo" (in French). Mbokamosika.
  2. "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.
  3. Arruda, Marcelo Leme de. "IFFHS' Players and Keepers of the Century for many countries". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. Guesdet, Kouassi (5 December 2013). "Chronique Football". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. Paul Moukila at National-Football-Teams.com


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