Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka (born 15 March 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional football defender. Njanka played for Cameroon at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as the 2004 African Nations Cup. He has been capped 47 times for his country. He scored a goal against Austria in World Cup 1998, for which the commentator said he "tore through the heart of the Austrian defence", before placing the ball in the top corner of the net. Njanka previously played for RC Strasbourg, CS Sedan and FC Istres in the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Whilst at Strasbourg Njanka played in the 2001 Coupe de France Final in which they beat Amiens SC on penalties. He had a trial with English Premier League side Sunderland in July 2000 playing in a pre-season match between Sunderland and KV Mechelen. He was also set to join Portsmouth in 2001 but a knee injury ended the move prematurely. Honours Strasbourg Coupe de France: 2000–01 Arema Indonesia Indonesia Super League: 2009–10 Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations: 2000 References External links 1975 births Living people Association football defenders Cameroonian footballers Cameroon international footballers Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players RC Strasbourg Alsace players CS Sedan Ardennes players FC Istres players Stade Tunisien players Club Africain players Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Cameroonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Tunisia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Swiss Super League players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesian Super League-winning players Saudi Professional League players Arema F.C. players Persija Jakarta players Mitra Kukar players Persisam Putra Samarinda players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia