Mamy Rahim Assane Ouédraogo (born 8 October 1980) is a Burkinabé former professional
footballer
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Ouédraogo, whose preferred position on the field was as a defender, joined
Twente
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at the age of 16, accompanying his brother-in-law to Enschede who was going to study. He played for Twente until 2007. In the 2000–01 season, he had a brief stint at
Zwolle
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on loan.
On 5 August 2009, he joined
Manisaspor
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International career
Ouédraogo was a member of the Burkinabé
2004 African Cup of Nations
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team, which finished at the bottom of their group in the first round, failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.
After football
In February 2011, Ouédraogo started a bus route between the two largest cities in the country: the capital
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's ...
and his hometown
Bobo-Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 904,920 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo-Dioula".
The local Bobo-speaking population (r ...
. These buses serve the transportation needs of both goods and people. In December 2011, he revealed plans to establish a football school in Bama in 2012, alongside Mamadou Zongo and
Ousmane Sanou
Ousmane Sanou (born 11 March 1978) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Sanou was born in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. He made his debut in professional football for Willem II, on 28 August 199 ...
Issa Kaboré
Issa Kaboré (born 12 May 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City, and the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career
On 28 August 201 ...
, subsequently achieved success for
Ajax
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