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Aboubacar Soulama is a former Ivorian rugby union player. He played as a wing.
He played for Burotic Abidjan in Ivory Coast.
Soulama had 4 caps for Ivory Coast, from 1994 to 1995, scoring 1 try, 1 conversion and 2 penalties, 13 points in aggregate. He was called for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games and scoring a try in the 54-18 loss to France.
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