Alfred Okou

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Alfred Okou
Date of birth (1963-09-03) September 3, 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Abidjan
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight198 lb (90 kg; 14.1 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Poiters ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1993-1995 Ivory Coast 7 (5)

Alfred Okou (born 3 September 1963) is a former Ivorian rugby union player. He played as a flanker.

He played for Stade Poitevin Rugby in France.

Okou had 7 caps for Ivory Coast, from 1993 to 1995, scoring 1 try, 5 points in aggregate- He was called for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing in all the three games and scoring the single try of his career.


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