Abdoulaye Traoré (born 4 March 1967), nicknamed Ben Badi, is an Ivorian former professional

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who played as a forward. He scored 49 goals in 88 appearances for the Ivory Coast. He made six Primeira Liga appearances for

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. In 2015, he became an ambassador of The SATUC Cup, a new charitable global football competition for U16 orphans, refugees and disadvantaged children.

Honours

Club

* Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 * Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire: 1990, 1991 * CAF Champions League runner-up: 1995

International

* Africa Cup of Nations: 1992; third place: 1986, runner-up 1994 * FIFA Confederations Cup fourth place: 1992

Individual

* Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) top scorer: 1992, 1994

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* 1967 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Association football forwards Ivorian footballers Ivory Coast international footballers 1992 King Fahd Cup players Ligue 1 players FC Metz players FC Sète 34 players SC Toulon players AC Avignonnais players ASEC Mimosas players S.C. Braga players 1986 African Cup of Nations players 1988 African Cup of Nations players 1990 African Cup of Nations players 1992 African Cup of Nations players 1994 African Cup of Nations players 1996 African Cup of Nations players Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Ivorian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Portugal Stella Club d'Adjamé players Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Al-Orobah FC players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Saudi First Division League players Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) players {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub