Jean Efala Komguep (born 11 August 1992) is a Cameroonian

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Akwa United Akwa United Football Club is a Nigerian football (soccer), football club based in Uyo, in Akwa Ibom State. They play in the Nigeria Professional Football League, the first division of Nigerian football. The Godswill Akpabio International Stadium i ...

. He made one appearance for the Cameroon national team in 2013. He previously represented the Cameroon U20 national team.

Club career

Efala was born in

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. He began his professional playing career in 2010 to

Fovu Baham Fovu Club de Baham is a Cameroonian football (soccer), football club based in Baham, Cameroon, Baham. They are a member of the Cameroonian Football Federation. Their home stadium is Stade de Baham. The club is named after the Sacred Cave Fovu, o ...

. He was later sold to Coton Sport F.C. for whom he appeared in several matches, including in the

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. In 2018, he joined Nigerian side

and played seven matches en route to the club's first league title in

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International career

In 2011 Efala was called up to the Cameroon under-20 national team to take part in the FIFA World Cup Under-20. He received his first international call-up against Tanzania on 6 February 2013 and has since been called up to the senior national team several times.

Honours

Coton Sport *

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: 2013, 2014, 2015 *

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: 2014 Akwa United * NPFL:

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* 1992 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Cameroon men's international footballers Cameroon men's youth international footballers 21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Fovu Club players Coton Sport FC de Garoua players Sportspeople from Centre Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-footy-goalkeeper-stub