Kembo Uba Kembo

Kembo Uba Kembo
Personal information
Full name Jean Pépé Kembo Uba-Kembo
Date of birth (1947-12-27)27 December 1947
Place of birth Matete, Belgian Congo
Date of death 26 March 2007(2007-03-26) (aged 59)
Place of death Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967-1980 AS Vita Club
International career
1968–1976 Congo-Kinshasa / Zaire
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Kembo Uba-Kembo (27 December 1947 – 26 March 2007) was a Congolese football midfielder who played for Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Born in Matete, Kembo played club football for AS Vita Club

He made several appearances for Zaire, including appearances at the 1968 and 1974 African Cup of Nations finals. Kembo scored two goals in the decisive qualifier versus Morocco in a 3–0 win that clinched Zaire's place in the 1974 World Cup.

Kembo's son, Jirès Kembo Ekoko, was a professional footballer who played for Rennes.