{"id":26671,"date":"2026-01-09T05:45:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=26671"},"modified":"2026-01-09T05:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:58:07","slug":"ekoi-manfred-mekumba-joins-platinum-fc-on-two-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/ekoi-manfred-mekumba-joins-platinum-fc-on-two-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ekoi Manfred Mekumba Joins Platinum FC on Two-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Neilley Claude EBESSA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Journalist kick442.com &#8211; Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cameroon U-17 Africa Cup of Nations\u2013winning goalkeeper Ekoi Manfred Mekumba has completed a move to Zimbabwean top-flight side Platinum FC on a two-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old goalkeeper joins one of Zimbabwe\u2019s most established clubs as they strengthen their squad ahead of the new campaign. Platinum FC are four-time Zimbabwean champions, last winning the league title in 2022, and finished sixth in the 18-team championship last season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ekoi rose to prominence after playing a key role in Cameroon\u2019s U-17 AFCON triumph, before progressing to represent the Cameroon U23 (Olympic) team, continuing his rise through the national ranks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A product of Best Stars Academy of Limbe, Ekoi has gained valuable experience both at home and abroad. He previously featured in the Spanish third tier, before returning to Cameroon to play for Yong Sport Academy and Bamboutos of Mbouda in the MTN Elite One.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His move to Platinum FC represents a significant step in his career, with the Zvishavane-based club expecting his arrival to add quality, competition and stability to their goalkeeping department as they target a stronger push for honours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ekoi is expected to link up with his new teammates immediately as preparations for the upcoming season continue.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Neilley Claude EBESSA Journalist kick442.com &#8211; Cameroon Cameroon U-17 Africa Cup of Nations\u2013winning&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":26672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,213,218,37,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-african-football","category-athletes","category-cameroon-football","category-fecafoot","category-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ekoi Manfred Mekumba Joins Platinum FC on Two-Year Deal - KICK442 Sport News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/ekoi-manfred-mekumba-joins-platinum-fc-on-two-year-deal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ekoi Manfred Mekumba Joins Platinum FC on Two-Year Deal - KICK442 Sport News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Neilley Claude EBESSA Journalist kick442.com &#8211; 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