Emmanuel Mayuka

Emmanuel Mayuka represents the kind of story I always root for. Finishing as top scorer of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations is no small feat, especially coming from Kabwe, a landlocked Zambian town far from the game's wealthy academies. Strikers live and die by cold numbers, and delivering on that big stage takes real nerve. Now retired, he leaves behind something more valuable than statistics: proof that talent from overlooked corners of the world can reach the spotlight. I find his trajectory genuinely inspiring, and I suspect he remains a quiet hero to a generation of Zambian kids.

Name (English)

Emmanuel Mayuka

Name (Japanese)

エマヌエル・マユカ

Reading

えまぬえる・まゆか

Born

November 21, 1990 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Horse

Origin

Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8C%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A6%E3%82%AB

Tags

• Central Province
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.