Ricky Mavuba Mafuila Ku Mbundu, witwa Ricky Mavuba, (yavukiye Ku ya 15 Ukuboza 1949 yapfuye Ku ya 30 Ugushyingo 1996) yahoze ari umukinnyi mpuzamahanga w'umupira w'amaguru ukomoka muri Zayire (ubu ni Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Kongo ) . Ni se wa Rio Mavuba .
Ku myaka 15-17, Ricky Mavuba yakinnye mu byiciro bya komini kuri stade rusange ya Komine Matete (uyumunsi Stade Jean Kembo). Muri kiriya gihe (1964-1968), imbaga yi yi mikino yo hanze b'amwitaga Larousse, nkaho twavuga umuntu w'ibitabo, intiti cyangwa umuntu ukomeye w'umupira w'amaguru.
Umupira wamaguru
Mu 1968, afite imyaka 19, yatangiriye bwa mbere muri Vita Club mu cyiciro cya mbere cy’Umujyi wa Kinshasa, nku mukinnyi wo hagati wa gabye igitero muri sisitemu 4-2-4. Hagati mu kibuga, Mavuba aha sanga Kibonge Gento, inyenyeri ikomeye ya Kinshasa, na Diantela, umukinnyi mpuzamahanga hafi yo kurangiza umwuga we.
Inzobere mu kurasa ku izamu na virtuoso yo kurwanya ibitero, Ricky Mavuba agaragazwa no kurutondeka neza kwe, pasiporo ye yogejwe hamwe nu mfu ruka ye rimwe , bikarangirira mu rushundura. Ibi amaherezo bizamuhesha izina rya Ndoki ya Ndombe (Umupfumu w'umwirabura) na bakunzi ba Green na Black Club.
Mu 1970, igihe Kibonge yigaragaje nk'umukinnyi mwiza ku 10, ukina umukino wa Diantela hanyuma Diantela asubira inyuma, Ricky Mavuba na Maufranc Ma mbwene bahise batangira kwishyira mu kibuga hagati ya V Club.
