Ibrahima Sory Keita (born 1945), known as Petit Sory, is a Guinean former professional

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who played as a

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. He finished in third place in the 1972

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awards compiled by

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magazine. On club level he played for

Hafia FC Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. Founded in 1951, the team was known as Conakry II in the 1960s and won three titles under that name. Hafia have won 15 league titles overall having dominated in 1960s and 70s, but t ...

in the capital

Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...

, with which he won the African Champions' Cup in 1972, 1975, and 1977. He competed in the

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Petit Sory profile
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