Roger Lukaku

Roger Menama Lukaku (6 June 1967 – 28 September 2025) was a Congolese footballer. He played as a forward for teams in Zaire, the Ivory Coast, Belgium, and Turkey. He was also capped 13 times for Zaire between 1990 and 1996, scoring six goals and playing for them at the 1994 and 1996 African Cup of Nations. 

Lukaku was arrested on 29 March 2013, after being sentenced in absentia to 15 months in prison for assaulting his girlfriend two different times. He requested a provisional release, because he did not receive a court notice and could not defend himself in court. This request was granted, and he was released from prison after eleven days. He was given a new trial on 24 June 2013, where he was sentenced to 120 hours of community service.

Lukaku died on 28 September 2025, at the age of 58.Roger Lukaku, père de Romelu et Jordan, est décédé: “Merci pour tout, papa”  He was the father of footballers Romelu Lukaku and Jordan Lukaku, and the uncle of footballer Boli Bolingoli.

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Category:1967 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Footballers from Kinshasa
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:1996 African Cup of Nations players