Ignatius Ganago (born 16 February 1999) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nantes and the Cameroon national team.
Ganago was part of the EFCB junior academy in Cameroon before joining Nice in 2017.
Ganago made his professional debut for Nice in a 4âÂÂ0 Ligue 1 win against Monaco on 9 September 2017, coming on for Mario Balotelli in the 74th minute, during which he also scored his first goal for the club.
On 10 July 2020, Ganago signed for newly promoted Ligue 1 club Lens.
On 1 September 2022, the last day of the 2022 summer transfer window, Ganago moved to Lens' league rivals Nantes on a four-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Lens was reported as â¬3.5 million excluding bonuses.
On 10 January 2025, it was announced that Ganago would be joining New England Revolution in Major League Soccer on a six-month loan with an option to purchase, and the potential to extend the loan by six additional months if playing-time conditions are met. Ganago made his MLS debut, and recorded his first start for the Revolution, in the 2025 season opener, a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Nashville SC on 22 February. He scored his first Revolution goal, and recorded his first Revolution assist, on 19 April against NYCFC. He subsequently received MLS Team of the Matchday honors for week 9.
Ganago debuted for the senior Cameroon national team in a friendly 0âÂÂ0 tie with Tunisia on 12 October 2019. Later that month his club Nice refused to release him for the Under-23 AFCON tournament.
Ganago's four-year-old daughter died on 13 February 2023, following an illness.
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