Thomas N'Kono is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on July 20, 1956 in Dizangue, Littoral Region, Cameroon.
A Cameroonian international for almost two decades, N’Kono played in three World Cups: 1982, 1990 and 1994. In the first two he was the undisputed starter, as the nation went out in the group stage without losing a match and exited in the quarter-final against England, respectively; in the very last minute of the 1994 edition’s preparations, the 37-year-old was called as backup to Bell, and did not play.
N’Kono was born in Dizangue. After playing in his country with Canon Yaoundé and Tonnerre Yaoundé he moved to Spain with RCD Español in 1982, after solid performances in the FIFA World Cup played in that country; he received the France Football African Footballer of the Year award in that year, and also in 1979.
Thomas N’Kono (born 20 July 1956) is a Cameroonian retired footballer.
