Bell, another Cameroonian well-known for his goalkeeping abilities, had a respectable club career with several foreign club sides including Bordeaux, Saint Etienne, and Marseille, among others, making over 300 appearances.
He made 91 appearances for Cameroon and also played at the 1984 Summer Olympics and was on Cameroon’s winning teams in the 1984 and 1988 African Cup of Nations, though he trailed Nkono for a long time, making three trips to the FIFA World Cup before making his debut in 1994, playing two group games.
Acquis Songo’o, who played and won the La Liga with Deportivo La Coruna, is another name worth mentioning.
before relocating to Metz Peter Rufai had a distinguished career with the Nigerian national team.
2. Egypt’s Essam El Hadary:
When it comes to one of Africa’s most decorated goalkeepers, Essam El-Hadary is unquestionably at the top of the list. The Egyptian legend was a member of the Egyptian generation that won three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations titles from 2006 to 2010, winning four in total and making another final appearance in Gabon in 2017.
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His only appearance for any European club was with Sion in Switzerland, but he won several titles with his Egyptian club Al-Ahly, including eight Egyptian league titles, four Egyptian cups, four super cups, and four CAF Champions League titles.
When Egypt qualified for its first FIFA World Cup in a long time in 2018, After coming on for a group game in Russia 2018 at the age of 45, Essam broke the record for the oldest goalkeeper and player to play in the FIFA World Cup, breaking the record set by Colombian goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón in the previous edition of the tournament. He is also Egypt’s third-most-appearances player of all time. He is still active in the Egyptian League, where he has made three appearances this season for Nogoom.
3. Thomas Nkono (Cameroon):
N’Kono played for Cameroon in three World Cups and four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, winning the trophy in 1984. The goalkeeper was known for his acrobatic saves and fast reflexes, which earned him respect.
made over 300 appearances for Espanyol over a decade and over 500 in his club career, which included Canon Yaounde, where he won two CAF Champions Leagues, and Club Bolivia, where he also made over 100 appearances for the national team.
Nkono became a source of inspiration for the young and upcoming goalkeepers, and he returned to his main club as a goalkeeping coach, assisting in the development of young talent and countryman Carlos Kameni.
Gianluigi Buffon once stated that he chose to be a footballer. After seeing N’Kono’s performances at the 1990 World Cup, he decided to become a goalkeeper. In addition, in honor of the Cameroonian, he named his first son Louis Thomas.
4. Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria):
Vincent Enyeama won the CAF Champions League twice with Enyimba International of Aba in 2003 and 2004, before moving to Europe. He also won the Africa Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles in 2013 after several third-place finishes.
He is also known for his goal-scoring ability, having scored ten goals for Enyimba and nine for Hapoel Tel Aviv, including a pair in their UEFA Champions League campaign.
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After a spectacular performance against Lionel Messi and Argentina at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he rose to international prominence. He also has the second-longest clean sheet record in the French League, having gone 11,062 minutes without conceding 11 games consecutively.
5. Carlos Kameni of Cameroon:
Although Cameroon has many goalkeeping legends, Carlos Kameni managed to add his name to the already long list of top goalkeepers to come from the Central African country.
Kameni took a firm grip on the number one shirt of the Cameroon national team when he debuted at the age of 19, and he appeared for the Indomitable Lions in over 70 appearances before moving to Fenerbache. He made his name in Spanish La Liga, where he played for Espanyol and Malaga before joining Fenerbache.
He played in three FIFA World Cups and six African Cup of Nations, winning the title in 2002 and finishing second in the 2003 Confederations Cup after winning a gold medal at the 2002 Olympics 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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