Mafuila "Ricky" Mavuba Ku Mbundu (15 December 1949 – 1997) was a football player from Zaïre

Congo DR national football team

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, nicknamed The Black Sorcerer.
His son is Rio Mavuba.

Biography

Ricky Mavuba was an excellent football player. He competed for Zaire at 1974 FIFA World Cup

1974 FIFA World Cup

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in Germany

Germany

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 and also He won the 1974 African Cup of Nations

1974 African Cup of Nations

The 1974 African Cup of Nations was the ninth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Egypt....

 at Egypt defeating Zambia

Zambia national football team

The Zambia national football team represents the country of Zambia in the sport of association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia. Before independence they were known as the Northern Rhodesia national football team. The side is nicknamed Chipolopolo as copper is one of...

 in a second Game by 2 - 0.


He is remembered to be excellent at taking direct free kicks.
Mavuba excelled in penalty kick executions, effortlessly scoring it with a finesse that defied the laws of physics.

Also Mavuba is credited to be the first Congolese soccer player ever to score from a corner kick: a perfect curved shot that went in straight in the back of the net without other deflections.

Following his football career, Mavuba moved to Angola. He fled the country with his family at the onset of the civil war in 1984 and lived as a refugee in France until his death in 1997.

Club career

Defensive midfield player from Zaïre

Congo DR national football team

The Congo DR national football team is the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association , and are nicknamed The Leopards.Congo have been ranked as high as 51 in the FIFA Rankings...

,
winger from AS Vita Club

AS Vita Club

AS Vita Club is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa.-Honours:*African Cup of Champions Clubs: 0**Winner : 1973**Finalist : 1981*Linafoot: 12**Champion : 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010...

 of Kinshasa

Kinshasa

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 with He won the CAF Champions League

CAF Champions League

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 in 1973.

Honours

FIFA World Cup: 1974

Africa Cup of Nations: Champion in 1974 Against Zambia in Egypt (2-2 playoff 2-0).

See also

• 1974 FIFA World Cup squads
  1974 FIFA World Cup squads
  -West Germany:Head coach: Helmut Schön-East Germany:Head coach: Georg Buschner-Australia:Head coach: Ralé Rašić-Chile:Head coach: Luis Alamos-Brazil:...