Cameroon legend Patrick M'Boma became a Muslim on Friday at a Douala mosque, changing his name to Abdoul Djalil Mboma.
A video circulating on social media sites, according to Actu Cameroun, showed the Cameroonian star, dubbed "Magic," taking the shahada at the Bonamosadi mosque in Douala.
Mboma has not yet commented on the circulating video on his social media accounts, though he did post a new photo on his Instagram account about an hour after the video went viral.
Ma shaa Allah Patrick MBOMA, dorénavant Djalil MBOMA ☪️✨ #Islam #réconversion #muslim #AllahouAkhbar ??? pic.twitter.com/iTVNj1eTV9
— Mareeam G (@g_mareeam) May 13, 2022
He had previously posted on social media a greeting to the Muslim community on the occasion of Ramadan.
Mboma, who was born in 1970, is the former Cameroonian national team's all-time leading scorer.
Before retiring on May 16, 2005, he played for Châteauroux, Paris Saint-Germain, Metz, Gamba Osaka, Cagliari, Parma, Sunderland, Al-Ittihad, Tokyo Verdy, and Vissel Kobe.
He competed in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as leading Cameroon to Olympic gold and victories in the 2000 and 2002 African Nations Cups.
In 2000, he was named African Footballer of the Year for his efforts.
Several football players have recently taken shahada.
Arsenal and Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey announced his conversion to Islam in March.
Clarence Seedorf, a former Dutch football player, had recently converted to Islam and announced his decision on Instagram.