Assa Koïta (born 28 June 1991 in

Vitry-sur-Seine Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Name Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin ''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victori ...

) is a retired French female rugby union player. She played Lock for and AC Bobigny 93 women's. She played at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and was named to the tournament Dream Team. Koita was a member of the squad that won their fourth Six Nations title in

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. She announced here retirement in August 2020. In January 2021, the former international suggested a likely link between her non-selection for the French national team from 2015 and the fact that she chose to wear the veil.

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