Mwanza Mukombo

Congolese footballer (1945–2001)

Mwanza Mukombo

Mwanza Mukombo (number 3) playing in the Zaire vs. Brazil match at the 1974 FIFA World Cup

Personal information
Full name|  Albert Mwanza Mukombo
Date of birth|  (1945-12-17)17 December 1945
Place of birth|  Belgian Congo
Date of death|  13 October 2001(2001-10-13) (aged 55)
Place of death|  Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height|  1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Defender
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  TP Mazembe|  |
International career
1968–1976|  Zaire[2]|  31|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Mwanza Mukombo (17 December 1945 – 13 October 2001) was a Congolese footballer who played for Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[3] He also played for TP Mazembe.

He is well-known among Argentine sticker collectors due to his sticker for the 1974 World Cup Album by Panini being near-impossible to collect due to its rarity.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Mwanza Mukombo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
2. ^ Appearances for Congo-Kinshasa National Team
3. ^ 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany
4. ^ Firpo, Hernán (21 August 2021). "Mukombo: la figurita difícil que amargó generaciones y se convirtió en la más buscada de la Argentina". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.

## External links[edit]

* FIFA profile

Zaire squads

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Zaire squad – 1974 African Cup of Nations winners (2nd title)

* GK Tubilandu
* GK Mwamba
* DF Boba
* DF Tshimen
* DF Ilunga
* MF Kembo
* MF Ngoie
* MF Mafu
* MF Mafuila
* MF Maku
* MF Mantantu
* MF Mukombo
* MF Tshinabu
* MF Mbungu
* FW Ekofa
* FW Etepé
* FW Mamuwene
* FW Mulamba
* Coach: Vidinić

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Zaire squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Mwamba
* 2 Ilunga
* 3 Mukombo
* 4 Tshimen
* 5 Boba
* 6 Massamba
* 7 Tshinabu
* 8 Mamuwene
* 9 Kembo Kembo
* 10 Mantantu (c)
* 11 Babo
* 12 Ndimbi
* 13 Mulamba
* 14 Mayanga Maku
* 15 Mafu
* 16 Mialo
* 17 Ngoie
* 18 Mafuila
* 19 Ekofa
* 20 Ntumba
* 21 Etepé
* 22 Otepa
* Coach: Vidinić

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