Cameroon 1990 World Cup captain Tataw dies at age 57
Stephen Tataw was captain of Cameroon as they reached the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup in Italy. (Getty Images)
Stephen Tataw was captain of Cameroon as they reached the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup in Italy. (Getty Images)

DOUALA, Cameroon (AFP) – Stephen Tataw, the man who captained Cameroon to a landmark place in the 1990 World Cup quarter-finals, died yesterday after an illness, the country’s football federation FECAFOOT announced.

Tataw was 57.

“Stephen Tataw died this morning in Yaounde following an illness,” FECAFOOT wrote on Twitter.

Tataw was Cameroon captain when the team made the last eight at the World Cup in Italy 30 years ago. They were knocked out by England, but famously defeated reigning champions Argentina in the opening game.

Cameroon also saw off Romania and Colombia to become the first African nation to reach the quarter-finals.

Two years earlier, the Indomitable Lions had won the African Cup of Nations with Tataw at the heart of the defence.

Tataw played his club football at home as well as in Japan. After retiring, he worked with the federation in supervising the national teams.

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