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1999 CAF Super Cup
The 1999 CAF Super Cup was the seventh CAF Super Cup, an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's CAF Champions League and African Cup Winners' Cup competitions. The match was contested by 1998 CAF Champions League winners, ASEC Mimosas, and 1998 African Cup Winners' Cup winners, Espérance, at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on 7 February 2009. After the regular 90 minutes ended in a 1–1 draw, Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas won the match 3–1 in extra time. This was the first title for ASEC and only the second Super Cup title won by Ivorian clubs, after Africa Sports (also based in Abidjan) won the first edition in 1993. As for Tunisian side Espérance, this was their second final, after they had won the 1995 Super Cup. Teams Match details See also *1998 CAF Champions League *1998 African Cup Winners' Cup References Super 1999 File:1999 Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASEC Mimosas
The Association Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas, literally Mimosas Commerce Employees' Sporting Association, is an Côte d'Ivoire, Ivorian Association football, football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ''ASEC Mimosas Abidjan'' and ''ASEC Abidjan'', especially in international club competitions. Founded in 1948, they are the most successful side in Ivorian football, having won the Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division, Ivorian Premier Division 24 times and the CAF Champions League 1998, 1998 CAF Champions League. In addition, ASEC's Académie MimoSifcom has produced a number of famous players predominantly based in top foreign leagues, including Bonaventure Kalou, Didier Zokora, Emmanuel Eboué, Bakari Koné, Gervinho, Salomon Kalou, Romaric (footballer), Romaric, Boubacar Barry, Didier Ya Konan, Kolo Touré, Yaya Touré and Odilon Kossounou, all of whom have played internationally. History ASEC Mimosas was founded on 1 January 1948 by a group of businessmen f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa Sports National
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, Scramble for Africa, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdoulaye Djire
Abdoulaye is a West African masculine given name and surname. It is equivalent to the Arabic names Abdallah or Abdullah ( ar, عبد الله ''ʿAbdu-llahi''; ''servant of God''), given name of Muhammad's father. People with this name include: Given name Footballers * Abdoulaye Keita (Guinean footballer), Guinean goalkeeper of the 1970s and 1980s * Abdoulaye Sarr (born 1951), Senegalese coach *Abdoulaye Kaloga (born 1959), Malian midfielder * Abdoulaye Sogue (born 1965), Senegalese striker *Abdoulaye Traoré (Ivorian footballer) (born 1967), striker * Abdoulaye Traoré (Burkinabé footballer) (born 1974), midfielder *Abdoulaye Coulibaly (footballer born 1976), Ivorian defender *Abdoulaye Demba (born 1976), Malian forward *Abdoulaye Faye (born 1978), Senegalese defender *Abdoulaye Khouma Keita (born 1978), Senegalese defender *Abdoulaye Soulama (born 1979), Burkinabé goalkeeper *Abdoulaye Camara (born 1980), Malian defender *Abdoulaye Méïté (born 1980), Ivorian centre-back * Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wognonwon Georcelin Péhé
Wognonwon Georcelin Péhé (born 10 August 1980 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian football player who currently plays for Stade d'Abidjan. Career He began his career by Académie de Sol Beni and joined 2000 to ASEC Mimosas, the club from Abidjan transferred him one year later in July 2001 to Satellite club K.S.K. Beveren. He played 3 years for Beveren, joined then in 2004 to R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne and played there between of the end of his contract on 30 June 2008. His contract was terminated and he left the club and signed for Stade d'Abidjan Stade d'Abidjan is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan. History It was founded in 1936 as ASFI Abidjan after fusion with PIC and OC Abidjan and called U.S.F. Abidjan, before was renamed in Olympique Club Abidjan, since 1959 played as Stad .... References 1980 births Living people Ivorian men's footballers ASEC Mimosas players K.S.K. Beveren players Ivorian expatriates in Belgium R. Olympic Charleroi Châtelet F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Yapi Yapo
Gilles Donald Yapi Yapo (born 30 January 1982) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Abidjan, Yapi Yapo started his career at ASEC Mimosas and then moved to Europe with Beveren. He joined Nantes on a loan contract in January 2004, and on 17 May, he signed a three-year contract, because his contract with Beveren was due to expire in the summer. At this stage of his career, he played as an attacking midfielder. He was on the fringe at Nantes in the 2005–06 season, prompting a loan move to Young Boys. He then joined Young Boys on a permanent basis, where he played as a defensive midfielder and playmaker. On 15 February 2010 FC Basel announced that they had signed Yapi Yapo as from 1 July on a three-year contract. He joined Basel's first team during their 2010–11 season under head coach Thorsten Fink. After playing in eight test games Yapi Yapo played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game in the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siaka Tiéné
Siaka Tiéné (born 22 February 1982) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who primarily played as a left-back. Having begun at ASEC Mimosas in his native Ivory Coast and Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa, he went on to spend most of his professional career in France. He amassed 96 appearances scoring twice for the Ivory Coast national team and was part of the squads at seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015) and at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Club career Tiéné started his career at homeland club ASEC Abidjan, where he came through the famed youth academy that has produced many of the Ivory Coast national team of today, before he eventually moved abroad to play in the South African Premier Soccer League for Mamelodi Sundowns. In the summer of 2005, he made the move to Europe to play for French Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne, where he stayed until October 2006. He joined Ligue 2 side Stade de Reims on loan after being unable to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didier Zokora
Déguy Alain Didier Zokora (born 14 December 1980) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He represented the Ivory Coast national team for 14 years, beginning in 2000, and is currently the nation's most capped player. He now serves as an assistant manager at AFAD Djékanou. Club career Early career Zokora was born in Abidjan, and started his career at Académie MimoSifcom. He was offered a professional contract along with his younger brother, Armando, with Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas. Tragedy struck though as Armando drowned to death celebrating at the beach in Grand-Bassam; in memory of his brother and hero, Zokora has ''Armand'' tattooed on his right forearm. In 2000, Zokora moved abroad to play for Belgian side Genk, where he won the Jupiler League during the 2001–02 campaign, as manager Sef Vergoossen was named Coach of the Year and Wesley Sonck won top goal-scorer honors in the league. Zokora went on to feature in 126 matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolo Touré
Kolo Abib Touré (born 19 March 1981) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Championship side Wigan Athletic. He played as a defender for Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Celtic and the Ivory Coast national team. He previously served as a first team coach at Leicester City as well as a member of the coaching staff for the Ivory Coast national team. Beginning his career at ASEC Mimosas, Touré moved to Arsenal in 2002, where he made 326 appearances for the club and was a member of the 03–04 'invincibles' side. In 2009, he moved to Manchester City, where he was joined a year later by his younger brother, Yaya Touré, helping City earn its first league title in 44 years. In 2013, Touré was transferred to Liverpool. He is one of the eight players who have won the Premier League with two clubs, having won it with Arsenal and Manchester City. He also won the Scottish Premiership and Scottish League Cup with Celtic. He remains to dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seydou Badjan Kanté
Seydou Badjan Kanté (born 7 August 1981) is a former Ivorian footballer who played as a defender. Club career Kanté is a product of the famed youth academy at Ivorian-based club ASEC Mimosas. He joined Belgian side KSK Beveren in 2004, spending three years there. Then, he moved to French club FC Istres, which he left after one year. International career He was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for the 2008 African Cup of Nations The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confederat ... qualifier against Gabon on 5 October 2006. References External links * 1981 births Living people Men's association football defenders Ivorian men's footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers 2002 African Cup of Nations players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boubacar Barry
Boubacar "Copa" Barry (born 30 December 1979) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having begun his career at ASEC Mimosas, he moved to France in 2001, where he played for Rennes' reserve team. In 2003, he joined Belgian side Beveren where he stayed four years. He then spent ten years at K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen amassing 239 league appearances. At international level, he represented the Ivory Coast national team before his retirement from international football in March 2015, but continued to play for his club, Lokeren. Exactly four years after his international retirement, Barry retired also professionally as a player in March 2019. Club career Barry scored a penalty for Lokeren in the 2011–12 season, in a 4–0 win against Westerlo. He won the Belgian Cup with Lokeren in the same season as well as in the 2013–14 season. When his contract at Lokeren ran out, he was signed by Belgian First Division B team Oud-Heverlee Leuven, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chokri El Ouaer
Chokri El Ouaer ( ar, شُكري الواعر) (born August 15, 1966) is a former Tunisian football goalkeeper. The Tunisian international began playing for Espérance Sportive de Tunis in 1986, spending his entire career there except for a six-month spell in Genoa in 2001, near the end of his career. He retired shortly before the 2002 FIFA World Cup due to back problems, having announced his retirement on two previous occasions but persuaded to continue each time. Although he missed the 2002 World Cup he played at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Chokri El Ouaer allegedly amassed near 100 caps for his country, but as with other Tunisian players this number is disputed by FIFA. El Ouaer received attention in December 2000 when he was accused of faking an injury in the CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruna Dindane
Aruna Dindane (born 26 November 1980) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has 62 caps and 17 goals for the Ivory Coast since his debut in 2000, and has played at four Africa Cup of Nations and two FIFA World Cups. Club career Anderlecht Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Dindane was transferred from Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas to RSC Anderlecht in the summer of 2000 and helped the team to win the Belgian First Division Championship in 2001 and 2004, as well a Supercup in 2000 and 2001. In 2003, Dindane won both the Ebony Shoe as the best player of African origin in the Belgian League and the Golden Shoe as the best player in the Belgian League. In November 2004, he was given a Swan D'Or Award for a spell of back-to-back hat-tricks. Lens In June 2005, Dindane signed for French Ligue 1 club RC Lens. Portsmouth In August 2009, Dindane joined Premier League team Portsmouth on a one-year loan deal, with the option to sign him at the end of his loan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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