Ismaila Lassissi, sometimes also spelled Isimaila Lassissi (born 11 September 1969), is a former Ivorian rugby union footballer. He played as a flanker and as a number eight.
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. Its official language is French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété, Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 different languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Christianity, Islam and indigenous faiths such as Animism.
Siaka Tiéné is an Ivorian former professional footballer who primarily played as a left-back. Having begun at ASEC Mimosas in his native Ivory Coast and Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa, he went on to spend most of his professional career in France.
Max Brito was an Ivorian rugby union player on the Ivory Coast rugby team. As a result of injuries sustained at the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, he was paralysed. As of 2007, he could only move his head, torso and an arm.
The Ivory Coast national rugby union team, nicknamed Les Éléphants, participates in the annual Africa Cup and are considered a third tier rugby team.
Boubacar "Copa" Barry is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having begun his career at ASEC Mimosas, he moved to France in 2001, where he played for Rennes' reserve team. In 2003, he joined Belgian side Beveren where he stayed four years. He then spent ten years at K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen amassing 239 league appearances. At international level, he represented the Ivory Coast national team before his retirement from international football in March 2015, but continued to play for his club, Lokeren. Exactly four years after his international retirement, Barry retired also professionally as a player in March 2019.
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Abdoulaye Traoré, nicknamed Ben Badi, is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He scored 49 goals in 88 appearances for the Ivory Coast.
Saliou Lassissi is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender, mainly in the role of centre-back, although on occasion he was also employed as right-back.
Rugby union in Ivory Coast is essentially amateur, with some degree of semi-professionalization in its top-flight league and the national rugby union team.
Aboubakar Camara is a former Ivorian rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half.
Aboubacar Soulama is a former Ivorian rugby union player. He played as a wing.
Victor Kouassi is a former Ivorian rugby union player. He played as a fullback.
Alfred Okou is a former Ivorian rugby union player. He played as a flanker.
Christian Michael Kouamé Kouakou is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Ivory Coast national team.
Clémentine Touré is an Ivorian football manager and former footballer who coaches the Ivory Coast women's national football team. She has also previously coached Equatorial Guinea women's national football team.
Édouard Angoran is a former Ivorian rugby union player. He played as a hooker and as a flanker.
Claude-Aimé Ezoua is a French-born Ivorian rugby union coach and a former player.
Ibrahima Diomandé is an Ivorian footballer. He played in 23 matches for the Ivory Coast national football team from 1995 to 1999. He was also named in Ivory Coast's squad for the 1998 African Cup of Nations tournament.
Obou Macaire is an Ivorian footballer. He played in eight matches for the Ivory Coast national football team in 1995 and 1996. He was also named in Ivory Coast's squad for the 1994 African Cup of Nations tournament.
Jean-Marie Kouassi is an Ivorian footballer. He played in six matches for the Ivory Coast national football team from 1995 to 1997. He was also named in Ivory Coast's squad for the 1996 African Cup of Nations tournament.
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