Top 5 Goalkeepers In African History

Modified Mar 27, 2018 16:17 GMT

Malaga CF v FC Barcelona - La Liga — Africa has been the home of many great goalkeepers

#4 Carlos Kameni

Real Madrid CF v Malaga CF - La Liga — Kameni has stopped Messi and Ronaldo on a number of occasions in La Liga

Idriss Carlos Kameni is a Cameroonian professional goalkeeper who plays for Spanish club Málaga.

He spent most of his career in Spain, majorly with Espanyol, where he appeared in 229 official matches for the club in eight La Liga seasons.

After making his debut on the international stage before the age of 20, he has represented his country in two World Cups and five Africa Cup of Nations competitions.

Carlos Kameni was part of the Cameroonian national team squads in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, starting in all the tournaments but the first.

Moreover, he also represented the national side at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, also as the first-choice for the subsequent runners-up.

In 2002, when he was aged 18, Kameni was selected for Cameroon’s squad of 23 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

He was awarded Best African Goalkeeper for 2006–07, after finishing as runner-up in the previous season.

However, his career came to its highlight after he joined Malaga in 2012.

He broke many records and he became the first Malaga goalkeeper to provide an assist in the Spanish top division, as Charles scored the second of his three goals in a 3–1 home victory against Real Sociedad.

He also broke countryman, Thomas N'Kono's record of 497 minutes without conceding a goal.

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