Tshimen Bwanga
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Bwanga Raymond Tshimen is a former footballer
from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(then Belgian Congo
). Bwanga won the 1973 African Footballer of the Year
while with TP Mazembe
in Lubumbashi
. During his playing days in the early and mid 1970s he was nicknamed "Black Beckenbauer" by the African and Fench press due to his playing style.
Bwanga was voted the IFFHS Player of the Century for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
in 2000. In 2006, he was selected by CAF
as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
(then Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo between King Leopold II's formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.-Congo Free State, 1884–1908:Until the latter...
). Bwanga won the 1973 African Footballer of the Year
African Footballer of the Year
The African Footballer of the Year award, presented to the best African football player each year, has been conferred by the Confederation of African Football since 1992. An earlier African Footballer of the Year Golden Ball award was given out between 1970 and 1994 by France Football magazine...
while with TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...
in Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, second only to the nation's capital Kinshasa, and the hub of the southeastern part of the country. The copper-mining city serves as the capital of the relatively prosperous Katanga Province, lying near the Zambian border...
. During his playing days in the early and mid 1970s he was nicknamed "Black Beckenbauer" by the African and Fench press due to his playing style.
Bwanga was voted the IFFHS Player of the Century for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
in 2000. In 2006, he was selected by CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.