Luc Agbala
{{short description|Togolese footballer and referee}}
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| name = Luc Agbala
| image = Luc Agbala.png
| fullname = Luc Agbala Watékou
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|9|23|df=y}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|10|18|1947|9|23|df=y}}
| position = Forward
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| years1 = 1966–1972
| clubs1 = Diables Rouges de Lomé
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| years2 = 1972–1977
| clubs2 = Lomé I
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| nationalyears1 = ?–?
| nationalteam1 = Togo
| nationalcaps1 = 11
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Luc Agbala Watékou (23 September 1947 – 18 October 2010) was a Togo international football forward and referee.
Playing career
Born in Kandé, Agbala began playing club football for local side Diables Rouges de Lomé, now Dynamic Togolais. He made his first-division debut in 1966, scoring a goal in the match. He would lead the Togo league in scoring twice and won the championship with Dynamic Togolais in 1970 and 1971.{{cite web|publisher=The Togolais|title=Agbala Luc: le canonnier du football togolais|url=http://www.africatime.com/guinee/nouvelle.asp?UrlRecherche=archives.asp%3Frech%3D1%26no_pays%3D14%26no_categorie%3D5%26keyword%3D%26BtnGo.x%3D7%26IsPanafricain%3D0%26IsAfrique%3D&no_nouvelle=261609|language=French|date=9 June 2006|access-date=9 November 2011|archive-date=3 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403073301/http://www.africatime.com/guinee/nouvelle.asp?UrlRecherche=archives.asp%3Frech=1&no_pays=14&no_categorie=5&keyword=&BtnGo.x=7&IsPanafricain=0&IsAfrique=&no_nouvelle=261609|url-status=dead}}
In 1972, Agbala moved to France to study physiotherapy. He returned to Togo and played for Lomé I, a fusion of Dynamic Togolais, Etoile Filante de Lomé and Modèle Lomé. He helped the club reach the semi-finals of the 1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs.{{cite web|publisher=Togocity.com|title=Agbala Luc Watékou, le canonnier du football|author=Satchivi, Ekoué|url=http://www.togocity.com/spip.php?article6002|language=French|date=28 October 2010|access-date=9 November 2011|archive-date=25 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425065256/http://www.togocity.com/spip.php?article6002|url-status=dead}}
Agbala made eleven appearances for the senior Togo national football team and participated in the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals, Togo's first.{{cite web|author1=Boesenberg, Eric |author2=Stokkermans, Karel |author3=Mazet, François |name-list-style=amp |title=African Nations Cup 1972|website=RSSSF |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/72a.html|date=6 June 2008}}
Officiating career
After he retired from playing football, Agbala took officiating courses and became an international referee. He officiated matches until 1992, including a 1986 World Cup qualifier between Sierra Leone and Morocco.FIFA. [https://archive.today/20130629050816/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/results/matches/match=676/report.html "Match Report - Sierra Leone - Morocco 0:1 (0:0)"]. 30 June 1984. Retrieved on 24 April 2013. He also was the executive director of the Stade Omnisports de Lomé.
Personal
Agbala died in Paris at age 63 on 18 October 2010 following a long illness.{{cite web|publisher=mo5-togo.com|title=Nécrologie : L’ancien joueur togolais et ancien arbitre de football Luc Agbala Watékou est mort|url=http://www.mo5-togo.com/sports/1751-necrologie-lancien-joueur-togolais-et-ancien-arbitre-de-football-luc-agbala-watekou-est-mort.html|language=French|date=20 October 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425152252/http://www.mo5-togo.com/sports/1751-necrologie-lancien-joueur-togolais-et-ancien-arbitre-de-football-luc-agbala-watekou-est-mort.html|archivedate=25 April 2012|df=}}
References
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External links
- [http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=4167&linkType=referee&contextType=bio Profile] at Worldreferee.com
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Category:People from Kara Region
Category:Togolese men's footballers
Category:Togo men's international footballers
Category:1972 African Cup of Nations players
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Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Togolese football referees
Category:21st-century Togolese people
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