| Intro | Cameroonian footballer | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Cameroon | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth |
1 September 1965, Sackbayene, Cameroon |
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| Age | 55 years | ||||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||||
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André Kana-Biyik (born 1 September 1965) is a former Cameroonian footballer who played as a defender. The brother of François, he started a professional career in 1986 with Diamant Yaoundé. From 1988 to 1994 he played in France Ligue 1 with FC Metz and Le Havre AC, making 93 appearances and scored 8 goals. With the Cameroon national football team he participated at the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups.
Kana-Biyik was sent off in Cameroon’s opening game of the 1990 World Cup, a game against Argentina that Cameroon won 1–0. His brother, François Omam-Biyik, scored the goal that defeated the South Americans. His son Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik, is also a professional footballer.