Nouihoum Kobenan (born 5 January 1985 in

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) is a

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ese retired football player who last played for

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Career

He began his career with

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and signed in 2005 with

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club AS Bamako, he won with the team also in his first season the

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. After two years with AS Bamako joined in Winter 2007 to League and city rival

Djoliba AC Djoliba Athletic Club is a Malian football club and one of the two biggest teams in Mali alongside the Stade Malien. The team is based in the capital city of Bamako. It has its headquarters and three training stadia at Complex Sportif Hér� ...

, here won in his first season the league

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.Nouhoum Kobena et le Djoliba AC sacrés champions du Mali avant terme
on www.fraternite-info.com In 2012, he moved to

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club

International

Koubena began his career for his homeland

in 2006.

Honours

* 2005:

* 2008:

References

External links

* 1985 births Living people Beninese men's footballers Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Libya Benin men's international footballers AS Bamako players Expatriate men's footballers in Libya 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Mali Expatriate men's footballers in Mali Djoliba AC players People from Parakou Energie FC players Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players Men's association football midfielders {{Benin-footy-bio-stub