Mouritala Ogunbiyi (born 10 October 1982) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Les Buffles du Borgou. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Benin national team internationally.

Career

Ogunbiyi was part of the Benin national team's

2004 African Nations Cup The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the NOKIA African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship reasons (also referred to as AFCON 2004 or CAN 2004) is the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's footb ...

team, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. Whilst at Guingamp, then in

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, Ogunbiyi played as a substitute in the

2009 Coupe de France Final The 2009 Coupe de France Final was the 91st final of France's most prestigious cup competition, the Coupe de France. The final was played at the Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on 9 May 2009 and was contested between Rennes of ...

in which they beat

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. On 23 February 2019, he re-joined AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé.Officiel : Mouri Ogounbiyi revient aux Dragons !
benintimes.info, 23 February 2019

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* 1982 births Living people Nigerian people of Beninese descent Yoruba sportspeople Sportspeople from Ogun State Beninese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Benin men's international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé players Enyimba F.C. players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players En Avant Guingamp players Nîmes Olympique players Paris FC players Les Buffles du Borgou players Beninese expatriate men's footballers Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria Expatriate men's footballers in Nigeria Beninese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{Benin-footy-bio-stub