Ousmane Farota (6 December 1964 – 26 March 2023) was a Malian

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 a goalkeeper. He played primarily for

Stade Malien Stade Malien is a Malian professional football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club. Football ...

. Farota was a stalwart of the Mali national team in the late 1980s and early 1990s and played in the

1994 African Cup of Nations The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia, who replaced original hosts Zaire. Just as in 1992, the field of twelve teams was ...

. His performances earned him considerable praise and he was voted the tournament's outstanding goalkeeper.

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* 1960s births Year of birth missing 2023 deaths Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers 1994 African Cup of Nations players Stade Malien players Men's association football goalkeepers 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-footy-bio-stub