Yannick Noah and as the co-founder, with his mother, of a charity organization for underprivileged children. Noah is also the father of Joakim Noah of the NBA Memphis Grizzlies Born in the north of France in 1960, Yannick Noah is the son of a Cameroonian footballer, Zacharie Noah, and his French wife Marie-Claire. After a sports injury in 1963, Noah's father returned to Africa with his family. He was living in Cameroon when he made his debut in tennis and was discovered at age 11 by Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell. He soon showed an amazing talent that eventually brought him to
Yannick N'Djeng Yannick N'Djeng Yannick N'Djeng (born 11 March 1990) is a Cameroonian football player. He currently plays for Belarusian club Neman Grodno. On November 13, 2008, N'Djeng went on trial with Algerian club JSM Béjaïa and quickly impressed head coach Djamel Menad. On January 29, 2009, N'Djeng made his debut for the club as a starter in a league game against USM Alger. In his first season, he scored 3 goals in 15 league games. On July 9, 2011, N'Djeng joined Tunisian club Espérance, signing a three-year contract with the club. The transfer fee was not disclosed but rumored to be