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Grégoire M'Bida
Personal information
Full name	Grégoire M'Bida Abéga
Date of birth	27 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
0000–1974	Réal d’Éssé
1974–1975	Canon Yaoundé
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1982	Canon Yaoundé
1982–1984	Bastia
1984–1985	Angers
1985–1986	Dunkerque
1986–1987	Thonon-les-Bains
1987–1989	Sedan Ardennes
1989–1990	Alliance Dudelange
International career
1976–1989	Cameroon
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Grégoire M'Bida Abéga (born 27 January 1952), nicknamed Arantes, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He competed for the Cameroon national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Career

M'Bida was born in Yaoundé. He played for Canon Yaoundé (1975–1982), SC Bastia (1982–1984), Angers SCO (1984–1985), USL Dunkerque (1985–1986), Thonon-les-Bains (1986–1987) and CS Sedan Ardennes (1987–1989).

He played all minutes for Cameroon in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and also scored the only goal for Cameroon in the competition. The goal was scored 63 minutes into the match against Italy, only one minute after Francesco Graziani had scored for Italy. The game ended in a draw, 1–1.

References

Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.