{{short description|Democratic Republic of the Congo footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Esele Bakasu | image = | fullname = Esele Bakasu | height = {{height|m=1.70}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|3|13}} | birth_place = Zaire | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1997–1999 | clubs1 = AS Vita Club | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1999–2001 | clubs2 = Cambridge United | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2001–2002 | clubs3 = SC Paderborn 07 | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1997–2002 | nationalteam1 = DR Congo | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | pcupdate = 17 May 2016 | ntupdate = 17 May 2016 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|COD|1997}}}} {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Competition|Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Medal|3rd|1998 Burkina Faso|}} }}
'''Esele Bakasu''' (born 13 March 1975) is a retired footballer from DR Congo.
Bakasu was a member of the DR Congo squad for the 1998, 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations.
==Honours== ''' DR Congo ''' *African Cup of Nations: 3rd place, 1998<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98a-det.html|title=African Cup of Nations 1998-DR Squad|access-date=March 31, 2026|language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT|34245}} *{{WorldFootball.net|essele-bakasu}}
{{DR Congo Squad 1998 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DR Congo Squad 2000 African Cup of Nations}} {{DR Congo Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bakasu, Esele}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Category:1998 African Cup of Nations players Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players Category:AS Vita Club players Category:SC Paderborn 07 players Category:Cambridge United F.C. players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in England Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Men's association football defenders Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people
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