Éric Micoud (born 18 March 1973 in
Cotonou
Cotonou (; ) is the largest city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies ...
,
Benin
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...
) is a
French basketball player
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's ...
who played 20 games for the men's
French national team between 1999 and 2001 .
Ch'ti Day : un vent de fraîcheur va souffler sur le basket cambrésien
"Éric Micoud, premier joueur français à avoir évolué dans des championnats américains, et la joueuse de l'équipe de France Clémence Beikes, ont répondu à notre invitation"
References
French men's basketball players
French sportspeople of Beninese descent
1973 births
Sportspeople from Cotonou
Living people
SIG Strasbourg players
Cholet Basket players
Paris Racing Basket players
Black French sportspeople
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