Thomas N'Kono
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Thomas N'Kono is a legendary Cameroonian goalkeeper renowned for his performances in multiple World Cups and as one of Africa’s greatest ever players in his position.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas N'Kono canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3054031 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Thomas N'Kono Context triple: [Cameroon national football team, famousPlayer, Thomas N'Kono]
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Geordi La Forge
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Hikaru Sulu
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C.
Montgomery Scott
Montgomery Scott is the brilliant and resourceful chief engineer of the starship Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise, renowned for his technical genius and memorable catchphrases.
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D.
Harry Kim
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Lt. Cmdr. Bortus
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Thomas N'Kono Target entity description: Thomas N'Kono is a legendary Cameroonian goalkeeper renowned for his performances in multiple World Cups and as one of Africa’s greatest ever players in his position.
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A.
Geordi La Forge
Geordi La Forge is a key Starfleet engineer in the Star Trek universe, best known as the visually impaired chief engineer of the USS Enterprise-D who uses a VISOR to see.
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B.
Hikaru Sulu
Hikaru Sulu is a fictional Starfleet officer and helmsman of the starship Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise, known for his calm competence and later promotion to starship captain.
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C.
Montgomery Scott
Montgomery Scott is the brilliant and resourceful chief engineer of the starship Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise, renowned for his technical genius and memorable catchphrases.
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D.
Harry Kim
Harry Kim is a young, idealistic Starfleet operations officer who serves as the USS Voyager’s ensign and chief operations officer throughout the series Star Trek: Voyager.
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E.
Lt. Cmdr. Bortus
Lt. Cmdr. Bortus is a stoic, mustachioed Moclan officer serving as second officer and chief of security aboard the exploratory spaceship in the sci-fi comedy-drama series "The Orville."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
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goalkeeper ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
African Footballer of the Year
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African Player of the Year 1979 ⓘ African Player of the Year 1982 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cameroon ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-07-20 ⓘ |
| familyName | N'Kono ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| height | 1.85 m (approximate) ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of Africa's greatest goalkeepers ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Bolívar
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CE Sabadell FC ⓘ Cameroon national football team ⓘ Canon Yaoundé ⓘ Club Deportivo Binéfar ⓘ RCD Espanyol ⓘ
surface form:
Espanyol
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| name | Thomas N'Kono self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Cameroonian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inspiring future goalkeepers such as Gianluigi Buffon
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spectacular shot-stopping ⓘ |
| occupation |
footballer
ⓘ
goalkeeping coach ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1982 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
1984 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
surface form:
1984 African Cup of Nations
1986 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
surface form:
1986 African Cup of Nations
1988 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
surface form:
1988 African Cup of Nations
1990 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dizangue, Cameroon ⓘ |
| playedForNationalTeam | Cameroon ⓘ |
| playedForYears |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| playedInLeague |
Bolivian Primera División
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Cameroon national football championship ⓘ
surface form:
Cameroon Première Division
La Liga ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | goalkeeper ⓘ |
| representedCountryInTournament |
Cameroon at the African Cup of Nations
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Cameroon national football team ⓘ
surface form:
Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| won |
1984 Africa Cup of Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
African Cup of Nations 1984
1988 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
surface form:
African Cup of Nations 1988
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| workedAsCoachFor |
RCD Espanyol
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surface form:
Espanyol
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas N'Kono Description of subject: Thomas N'Kono is a legendary Cameroonian goalkeeper renowned for his performances in multiple World Cups and as one of Africa’s greatest ever players in his position.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.