Departures of note

Jean Manga Onguéné was a Cameroonian footballer who spent his entire playing career as a forward for Canon Yaoundé, becoming one of the great figures of African football. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1980, the first Cameroonian to receive the honour. With Canon Yaoundé he won six Cameroonian league titles and three African Cup of Champions Clubs titles, in 1971, 1978 and 1980, as well as the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1979. He also represented the Cameroon national team, appearing in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1970 and 1972, when the Indomitable Lions finished third, and played in World Cup qualifying matches. In 2006, CAF selected him among the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years. After his playing days he remained involved in the game, later coaching the Cameroon national team at the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations.