Top 5 Goalkeepers In African History

#3 Joseph Antoine Belle

Antoine Belle has Marseille, Bordeaux and Saint Etienne

Joseph Antoine Belle is from a long tradition of amazing Cameroonian goalkeepers and had a 20-year career that included three World Cup squad selections, two African Cup of Nations trophies and a huge success at some of the elite French clubs, including Olympic Marseille, Bordeaux, and Saint Etienne.

He was one of the first few African goalkeepers to play in Europe, and he is well known as much for his fine goalkeeping and for his candid criticism of the African Football Federation, which got him banned from World Cup Italia in 1990.

During the 1980′s in France, he continuously had Bananas thrown at him, and was one of the first set of black players to fight racism, forcing the French FA to deal with racist fans.

He represented Olympique Marseille from 1985 to 1988, playing 36, 38, and 35 league matches in each of his three campaigns there.

He then spent a season at Sporting Toulon Var, playing 31 games. Two years at FC Girondins de Bordeaux followed, where he played 38 games in 1989–90 and 37 matches in 1990–91.

He ended his playing career with AS Saint-Étienne, where he played 35 games in 1991–92 and 38 games in 1992–93, but just 26 matches in 1993–94.