Remembering Mbappé Léppé the Cameroonian Football Legend 39yrs after
In 1982, the Cameroonian government issued a 125 F stamp bearing the image of Mbappé in honour of him.
The Akwa Stadium was renamed after him as the Stade Mbappé Léppé.
He was posthumously awarded the African Legend trophy by the Confederation of African Football in 2015 during the 2015 CAF Awards.
H also served as the captain of the Cameroon football team at a point in his career.
39 years now since the Cameroon football legend by name Mbappe Leppe died.
Samuel Mbappé Léppé (28 February 1936 – 25 December 1985), also known as Mbappé Moumi Samuel, nicknamed Maréchal was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He comes from the Sawa community.
His community kinsman Kylian Mbappe continues to do what this legend did and maybe even better. They are from same community.#africanreportfiles