Cissé is a common
West Africa
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n name of
Soninke origin.
[Cahiers d'études africaines 2006 "Le nom Cissé au Mali fait partie des noms de famille maraboutiques, tout comme Touré que l'on retrouve en milieu peul, soninké, songhai et malinké." ("The name Cissé in Mali is one of a number of family names of marabout lineage, just as one finds Touré among the Fulani, Soninke, Songhai, and Mandinka.")]
Notable people with the surname include:
Sports
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Abdoulaye Cissé (b. 1983), Burkinabé footballer
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Aboubacar Cissé
Aboubacar Cissé (born July 28, 1969, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian former professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football a ...
(b. 1969), Ivorian footballer
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Aliou Cissé
Aliou Cissé (born 24 March 1976) is a Senegalese Association football, football coach and former player who is the manager of the Senegal national football team, Senegal national team. Cissé is best known for captaining the Senegal team which ...
(b. 1976), Senegalese footballer and coach
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Amadou Cissé
Amadou Boubacar Cissé (born 1948
, ''Afrique Express'', December 21, 1996 .) is a