Fopa trained in high school, then with the
Apejes FC in
Yaoundé under President Aimé Léon Zang. In 2007, at 17, while attending a youth tournament in the US, he was spotted by New York's
Metropolitan Oval Academy, which he joined. In 2009, he entered the
New York Red Bulls Academy but an injury drew him away from stadiums for a year. After recovery, he joined the team's division 2 team. President of
Panthère du Ndé Célestine Ketcha Courtès, on a trip to the US seeking to deal with national championship, the
Cameroon Cup, the
League Cup and the Cup of the
Confederation of African Football, asked Fokou to return to Cameroon for play for his team. In February 2013, Fopa helped the team face Unisport FC du
Haut-Nkam, the 2012 winners of the Cameroon Cup. The next year he signed with Cameroon's
Bamboutos FC, a first division club, as midfield offense, one football blogger writing of his "outstanding technical qualities." ==References==