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Pokou (other)
Pokou is a surname and may refer to: *Laurent Pokou Laurent N'Dri Pokou (10 August 1947 – 13 November 2016) was an Ivorian footballer who played as a striker. He notably played for French club Stade Rennais F.C. International career Pokou was a member of the Ivorian national team, who was tw ... (1947-2016), Ivorian footballer * Queen Pokou (c. 1730–1750), Queen and founder of the Baoule tribe {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Pokou
Laurent N'Dri Pokou (10 August 1947 – 13 November 2016) was an Ivorian footballer who played as a striker. He notably played for French club Stade Rennais F.C. International career Pokou was a member of the Ivorian national team, who was twice the highest goalscorer of the Africa Cup of Nations, scoring six goals in the 1968 tournament in Ethiopia and eight in the 1970 edition in Sudan, including 5 in one match against Ethiopia, which Ivory Coast won 6–1. This performance gave him his nickname ''L'homme d'Asmara'' (the man of Asmara). With 14 total goals, he is also the tournament's second highest overall goalscorer, behind Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o Samuel Eto'o Fils (; born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian football administrator and former player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation from 11 December 2021. In his prime, Eto'o was regarded by pundits as one of ..., who eclipsed Pokou's record in the 2008 ACN tournament. References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |