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Bakari (name)
Bakari is both a given name and a surname of African origin. Notable people with the given name include: * Bakari Fofana (born 1962), Malian footballer * Bakari Grant (born 1987), Canadian football player *Bakari Hendrix (born 1977), American basketball player * Michael Bakari Jordan (born 1987), American actor *Bakari Koné (born 1981), Ivorian footballer *Bakari Sellers (born 1984), American attorney, politician and commentator Notable people with the surname include: *Bahia Bakari (born 1996), French airplane crash survivor *Dagui Bakari (born 1974), French-Ivorian footballer * Grace Bakari (born 1954), Ghanaian sprinter * Nurdin Bakari (born 1988), Tanzanian footballer *Oumar Bakari Oumar Bakari (born 30 April 1980) is a retired French footballer defender. He signed for Charleroi following his contract expiration with Stade Malherbe Caen in November 2006, becoming the sixth player of African descent to sign for the Belg ... (born 1980), French footballer * Saïd Bakar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakari Fofana
Bakari Fofana (born December 20, 1962 in Bamako, Mali) is a former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... who played as an attacker. External linksBakari Fofana profileat Chamois FC 79 1962 births Living people Malian footballers Association football forwards Chamois Niortais F.C. players Ligue 2 players Sportspeople from Bamako 21st-century Malian people {{france-footy-forward-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakari Grant
Bakari Grant (born June 24, 1987) is a former Canadian football wide receiver. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2010 NFL season, 2010. Grant played college football at UC Davis Aggies football, UC Davis. He has also been a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Professional career San Francisco 49ers After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, Grant signed with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was released without ever appearing in any games for the 49ers. Hamilton Tiger-Cats On May 30, 2011, Grant signed a contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. In his 2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season, first season in the CFL Grant played in 13 of the 18 regular season games; accumulating 507 yards on 42 receptions with two touchdowns. His 2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season, second season in the CFL was very similar to his first; he finished the year with 476 yards on 38 re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakari Hendrix
Bakari Akil Hendrix (born May 23, 1977) is a retired American basketball player. He was a standout player at Gonzaga University and played professionally in eleven countries. Hendrix, a 6'8" power forward from St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School in Vallejo, California, played collegiate basketball at Solano Community College (1994 to 1995) and Gonzaga (1995 to 1998). At Gonzaga, Hendrix faced a tough start as he fractured his ankle in his sophomore year - limiting his season to just nine games. However, the next two years Hendrix was named first team All- West Coast Conference as a junior and senior and was the 1998 WCC Player of the Year after averaging 19.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Following the close of his college career, Hendrix was not drafted by the National Basketball Association (NBA). Hendrix instead went to Turkey to play for Türk Telekom B.K. This began a basketball odyssey for Hendrix that led him to play for 14 teams in eleven counties from 1998 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bakari Jordan
Michael Bakari Jordan (; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama ''Fruitvale Station'' (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in ''Creed'' (2015), and Erik Killmonger in ''Black Panther'' (2018), all of which were written and directed by Ryan Coogler. Jordan has reprised his role of Creed in ''Creed II'' (2018), and will reprise the role a second time in ''Creed III'' (2023), in which he will also make his directorial debut. Jordan initially broke out in television roles, including Wallace in the first season of the HBO crime drama series '' The Wire'' (2002); Reggie Montgomery on the ABC soap opera ''All My Children'' (2003–2006) and Vince Howard in the NBC sports drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2009–2011). His other films include ''Chronicle'' (2012), ''That Awkward Moment'' (2014), ''Fantastic Four'' (2015), and ''Just Mercy'' (2019), in which he portrayed Bryan Stevenson. In 2018, Jordan rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakari Koné
Bakari Koné (born 17 September 1981) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a winger. Club career Early career Koné was born in Abidjan. Like many other Ivorian stars, he began his career at the famed youth academy at ASEC Mimosas, run by Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou in his home country. Guillou recalls: "One day, when I was passing through his district, some kids stopped me. They kept saying, 'We've got Pelé living here, you've got to take a look at him'. Then, Koné came along. He was slightly built but I never doubted for one moment that he was a real find. I took him into the academy after a trial of just ten minutes, but I did tell him that the Pelé nickname would have to go. That's when he became Baky, and I think it's better that way." Koné stayed at the academy for five years, before joining the first team and turning professional in 1999. During his time with the ASEC's first team, he won the Ivorian League three times, and also the African Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakari Sellers
Bakari T. Sellers (born September 18, 1984) is an American attorney, political commentator, and politician. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives for the 90th District from 2006-2014. Sellers represented South Carolina's 90th district in the lower house of the state legislature from 2006 to 2014, becoming the youngest African American elected official in the country at age 22. He vacated his seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives to run for Lieutenant Governor in 2014, but lost to Henry McMaster. He was succeeded in the House by Justin T. Bamberg. Sellers is currently a political analyst on CNN. He is also a paid lobbyist for the government of Liberia. Early life and education Sellers was born on September 18, 1984, and is the son of Gwendolyn Sellers and civil rights activist and professor Cleveland Sellers. He grew up in Bamberg County, South Carolina, and was educated at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, a public high school in Orangebu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahia Bakari
Bahia Bakari (born 15 August 1996) is a French woman who was the List of sole survivors of airline accidents or incidents, sole survivor of Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310, which crashed into the Indian Ocean near the north coast of Grande Comore, Comoros on 30 June 2009, killing the 152 other people on board. 12-year-old Bakari, who had little swimming experience and had no life vest, clung to a piece of aircraft wreckage, floating in heavy seas for over nine hours, much of it in pitch darkness, before being rescued. Her mother, who had been traveling with her from Paris, France, for a summer vacation in Comoros, died in the crash. Dubbed "the miracle girl" by the world press (), Bakari was flown back to France on a private Dassault Falcon 900, Falcon-900 government jet, escorted by French Cooperation Minister Alain Joyandet. Arriving at Paris - Le Bourget Airport, Le Bourget airport, she was reunited with her father, Kassim Bakari, and the rest of her family, and transported ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagui Bakari
Dagui Orphie Bakari (born 6 September 1974) is a retired Ivorian football striker. In 2004 he had a trial at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ..., however a permanent deal never materialised. Career statistics References External links * 1974 births Living people Footballers from Paris Ivorian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ivory Coast men's international footballers French men's footballers Amiens SC players Le Mans FC players Lille OSC players RC Lens players AS Nancy Lorraine players Ligue 1 players Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players French sportspeople of Ivorian descent {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Bakari
Grace Bakari (born 27 April 1954) is a Ghanaian sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1954 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Ghanaian female sprinters Ghanaian female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Ghana Place of birth missing (living people) African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 1973 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 All-Africa Games Olympic female sprinters {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurdin Bakari
Nurdin Bakari (born 6 July 1988) is a Tanzanian former footballer who played for the Tanzania national football team. He was a squad member for the 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 CECAFA Cup The 2011 CECAFA Cup was an international football competition consisting of East and Central African national teams. It was the 35th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup. The tournament was hosted by Tanzania for the second consecutive year and sevent ...s. International career International goals :''Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.'' References 1988 births Living people Association football midfielders Tanzanian footballers Simba S.C. players Young Africans S.C. players Lipuli F.C. players Tanzania international footballers Tanzanian Premier League players 2009 African Nations Championship players Tanzania A' international footballers {{Tanzania-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oumar Bakari
Oumar Bakari (born 30 April 1980) is a retired French footballer defender. He signed for Charleroi following his contract expiration with Stade Malherbe Caen in November 2006, becoming the sixth player of African descent to sign for the Belgian side. Bakari previously played for OGC Nice in Ligue 1 as well as ES Wasquehal, Stade Lavallois Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (), also referred to as Stade Laval or simply Laval, is a French association football club based in Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second ... and Stade Malherbe Caen in Ligue 2. See also * Sub-Saharan African community of Paris References External links * * 1980 births Living people French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Association football defenders French footballers Le Mans FC players OGC Nice players Stade Lavallois players Stade Malherbe Caen players R. Charleroi S.C. players FC Gueugnon players UJA M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saïd Bakari
Saïd Riad Bakari (born 22 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Sparta Rotterdam. Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national team. Born in La Courneuve, Bakari played youth football for FC Bourget, Paris Saint-Germain, Red Star and Chantilly before starting his senior career at Belgian third tier club Turnhout in 2013. He had spells with fellow amateur clubs Bonchamp and Namur before joining Eerste Divisie club RKC Waalwijk in 2017, initially on a non-contract basis before signing a professional contract later that year. He was promoted to the Eredivisie with the club in 2019. Bakari made his debut for the Comoros national team in 2017, against Mauritania. He played every match of Comoros' qualification campaign for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations as they qualified for their first ever tournament. He made four appearances in the final tournament as Comoros were eliminated in the round of 16. Club career Early career Bakari was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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