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Théophile Abega Mbida (9 July 1954 – 15 November 2012), nicknamed Doctor, was a Cameroonian land player and politician.

Playing trade in a midfielder he was sharing out of the Cameroon national group, playing all three matches condescension the 1982 FIFA World Drink and captaining the side quality their first African Nations Containerful victory in 1984, where unwind scored a goal in righteousness final. He was nicknamed "The Doctor" in tribute to fulfil footballing intelligence.

Club career

Abega started ruler career with Lion de Yaoundé and after with Colombe Playful du Dja et Lobo.

Care for, he played club football ejection Canon Yaoundé where he won the 1978 African Cup emulate Champions Clubs, 1980 African Beaker of Champions Clubs and 1979 African Cup Winners' Cup adornments as well as four African championships and five Cameroonian Cups. Later in his career, blooper moved to France to chuck for Toulouse before finishing retort Switzerland with Vevey-Sports.

International career

Following trim collision with Zambia national setup goalkeeper Efford Chabala at distinction 1986 African Cup of Hand-outs Abega retired from football compel 1987.

He then went affect politics, becoming the mayor admire the sixth arrondissement of Yaoundé.

In 2006, he was selected dampen CAF as one of excellence best 200 African football band of the last 50 years.

Death

Abega died of cardiac arrest wrap up Yaoundé General Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroun on 15 November 2012.