Mahamane Cissé (born 27 December 1993) is a professional

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who plays for FC Nouadhibou. Born in Mali, he represents the Niger national team.

International

Cissé was born in Mali to a Malian father and Nigerien mother. He represented his country of birth at the

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. However, later that year he opted to represent

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qualifier against

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, scoring a goal in the 2–2 draw. After the match, Congo filed a complaint with

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with regards to Cissé's eligibility to play for Niger. However, FIFA confirmed that it had accepted a request for a change of association by the player, making him eligible to represent Niger internationally and rejected Congo's appeal.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cisse, Mahamane 1993 births Living people People from Gao Region People with acquired Nigerien citizenship Niger men's international footballers Nigerien men's footballers Malian men's footballers Mali men's under-20 international footballers Nigerien people of Malian descent Malian people of Nigerien descent Nigerien expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate men's footballers Djoliba AC players AC Léopards players Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. players AEL Kalloni F.C. players AS Otohô players FC Nouadhibou players Football League (Greece) players Men's association football forwards Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in the Republic of the Congo Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Greece Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Mauritius Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria Expatriate men's footballers in the Republic of the Congo Expatriate men's footballers in Nigeria Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Mauritius