Wassiou Okalawom Oladipupo (born 17 December 1983) is a Beninese former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

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Club career

Oladipupo was born in

Abomey Abomey is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2012, had a population of 90,195 people. Abomey houses the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a collection of small traditional ...

. He played for

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in ar, شبيبة القبائل), ( Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, In Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ), known as JS Kabylie or JSK, is an Algerian professi ...

in the Algerian Championnat National.

International career

Oladipupo has made several appearances for the

Benin national football team The Benin national football team (French: Équipe nationale de Football du Benin), nicknamed ''Les Guépards (The Cheetahs)'', represent Benin in men's international association football and are controlled by the Benin Football Federation. They ...

. He was part of the Beninese

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, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He was also a member of the Beninese

2008 African Nations Cup The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confede ...

team.

Honours

JS Kabylie * Algerian Championnat National: 2006, 2008 Olympic Zaouia *

Libyan Premier League The Libyan Premier League ( ar, الدوري الليبي الممتاز) is the men's top professional football division of the Libyan football league system. Administered by the Competition Organizing Committee in the Libyan Football Federati ...

: 2004

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* 1983 births Living people People from Abomey Beninese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Benin men's international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Libyan Premier League players JS Kabylie players Olympic Azzaweya SC players Soleil FC players Feni SC players Beninese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Expatriate men's footballers in Libya Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Libya Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Yoruba sportspeople {{Benin-footy-bio-stub