OM mourns one of its best scorers

OM issued a press release this Wednesday to pay tribute to the memory of the “seventh top scorer in the

By Manu Tournoux · French Football Weekly

Published: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 3:27 PM

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Olympique de Marseille is mourning the death of former striker Joseph Yegba Maya, who passed away at 82.
Yegba Maya scored 113 goals in 236 matches for OM, ranking as the club's seventh all-time top scorer.
The Cameroonian forward scored Marseille's first European goal and netted in their 1969 Coupe de France final triumph.

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Olympique de Marseille announced on Wednesday that former Cameroonian striker Joseph Yegba Maya passed away on Sunday at the age of 82. Yegba Maya played for the club from 1962 to 1970, scoring 113 goals in 236 matches to rank as OM's seventh top scorer in history.

During his time with Marseille, the forward scored the club's first European goal in the Karl Rappan Cup and netted in the 1969 Coupe de France final victory over Bordeaux. He also represented Strasbourg and Valenciennes during his career.

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