Ben Manga

Ben Manga was born in Bata. He managed three scoreless Bundesliga appearances for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 1995–96 season. In July 2016, Manga was appointed Chief Scout of Eintracht Frankfurt, a role he held until 2021 when he also took on the role of Director of Football. On 30 November 2022, he departed the club by mutual consent. On 22 December 2022, Manga was appointed technical director of EFL Championship club Watford. In the following winter transfer window Ismaël Koné and João Ferreira were signed, Henrique Araújo loaned. Mangas only summer transfer window at Watford saw the hiring of Valerien Ismael as coach and players like Mileta Rajović, Tom Ince, while some top performers left. He departed the club in October 2023. On 10 May 2024, Schalke 04 announced that Manga became their new director of squad planning, scouting and youth academy. The club announced that the contract was ended on mutual terms in September 2025.

He lives in the English city of London and also holds German citizenship. Manga also worked as an auto mechanic. He has a cousin, Juan Oburu, who plays for TV Jahn Hiesfeld.