Sent off at the San Siro on 8 June 1990 for hauling down Caniggia, he was off the field five minutes later when his brother François Omam-Biyik headed the winner against Maradona's Argentina in the tournament's opening match. He won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1988 after finishing runner-up in 1986, made the team of the tournament in both 1986 and 1990, and left Cameroon with 64 caps and 15 goals. Career record: 42 caps and 8 goals for Cameroon; club career at Diamant Yaoundé, FC Metz, Le Havre AC.
| 1985–1988 | Diamant Yaoundé |
| 1988–1990 | FC Metz |
| 1990–1994 | Le Havre |
| Cameroon | 42 caps, 8 goals |
Cameroon legends whose careers overlapped Kana-Biyik's
One rank above: Achille Emana at #18.
One rank below: Benoît Assou-Ekotto at #20.
Cameroon's editorial top five: Samuel Eto'o · Roger Milla · Thomas N'Kono · Joseph-Antoine Bell · Patrick Mboma.