He was born in Matomb, Cameroon and played youth football in Cameroonian club Union Douala, the team for which he made his senior debut.

After his spell in Cameroon, in 1998, he moved to Greece where he played football for several clubs, including Ethnikos, Panachaiki, Aris, Panathinaikos and Iraklis in a time span of 9+1⁄2 years.

Started at the end of March 2012, he made his first appearance and play for Sarawak FA alongside his fellow Cameroon friend, Guy Bwele.

[7] He signed a two-year contract on a free transfer, on 26 January 2000, after gaining his freedom from Ethnikos, due to the club's debt to him.

On 7 January 2005, Epalle was released by Panathinaikos to empty a foreign player's spot, so the club would be able to sign Brazilian defensive midfielder Anderson de Lima Freitas.

He dribbled in the centre of the field before passing the ball towards Gekas to help him score the second goal of their team in what was meant to be a 3–1 away win for Bochum.

[23] In his first season for Bochum Epalle played in all 17 Bundesliga matches in the second round of the 2006–07 campaign (all as a starter), scored four goals and handed three assists to his teammates.

[24] He was able to make his come back, in a 0–0 home draw against Werder Bremen, after replacing the injured Christian Fuchs in the 42nd minute.

[26] During his spell at Bochum he became a firm favorite amongst his teammates and the club's fans due to his hard-working style of play and the trademark back-flip celebration of his goals.

[26] In the summer of 2010, Epalle signed a contract with Azerbaijan Premier League outfit FK Baku, to meet again with Winfried Schäfer, his former manager for the Indomitable Lions.

[32] The main reasons for that reaction was the low attendance of Azerbaijani Premier League and the fact that he could do nothing besides training and staying in his hotel room.

[32] He played again on 13 November[30] coming in as a substitute for Aleksandar Šolić in the 78th minute, in a match that FK Baku won 2–0.

[34] In his short spell for FK Baku Epalle totally played in ten matches and scored one goal.

[37] He made his first appearance, in his second spell for the club, in a 0–0 home draw against Kerkyra, as he came in, to replace Javier Robles, in the 55th minute of the match.

On 24 March 2012, he made his first appearance with Sarawak FA against Malaysia national football team in a friendly match at State Stadium, Kuching.

[39] His official league debut, in the game against Kelantan FA on 7 April 2012, saw Epalle fouled and he received a free-kick in the 18th minute which led to a goal by Guy Bwele in the 1–1 draw.

[44] His debut was made while aged 17 years and 283, making him the tenth youngest player to gain a full cap for Cameroon at that time (16th nowadays).

[57] In the final Epalle was at the starting eleven, but he was substituted, in the 65th minute by M'bami, in a match that saw Egypt crowned Africa Cup of Nations champions for a sixth time.