Name Pierre Njanka 1994 Rail Douala Weight 83 kg | 1993 Tigre Douala Height 1.81 m Years Team Role Football player | |
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Full name Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka Date of birth (1975-03-15) March 15, 1975 (age 40) | ||
Cameroon - Austria 1:1 Group B World Cup France 98
Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka (born 15 March 1975) is a Cameroonian football player. He is previously playing in Indonesia for Persisam Putra Samarinda on Indonesia Super League. Njanka played for Cameroon at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as the 2004 African Nations Cup. He has been capped 47 times for his country. He scored a goal against Austria in World Cup 1998, for which the commentator said he "tore through the heart of the Austrian defence", before placing the ball in the top corner of the net.
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Njanka previously played for RC Strasbourg, CS Sedan and FC Istres in the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Whilst at Strasbourg Njanka played in the 2001 Coupe de France Final in which they beat Amiens SC on penalties. He also had a trial with English Premier League side Sunderland A.F.C. in July 2000 and played in a pre-season match between Sunderland and KV Mechelen.
