Lassana is a given name or surname that is an alternative transliteration of Al-Hassan , and may refer to:
Traoré or Traore is a surname of Manding origin, as written in French orthography, which is common in Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Guinea. In anglophone West Africa the name is often spelled Trawally.
Lassana Diarra is a French former professional footballer. His predominant position was as a defensive midfielder but he could also play in a more advanced role and has played at right back, which he occasionally has done for the France national football team. Diarra has, in his club footballing career, featured for Chelsea, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Real Madrid and most recently Paris Saint-Germain before retiring on 21 February 2019. The Frenchman has also played for Russian clubs Anzhi Makhachkala and Lokomotiv Moscow.
Diarra is a French translation of the clan name Jara used in West Africa, as a hangover from the French colonial empire in that region. It originates from the Bambara language word jara, meaning lion, synonymous with waraba. It is frequently used with reference to the 18th to early 19th-century Bambara Empire in Ségou, Mali, which was ruled successively by Ngolo Diarra, his son Mansong Diarra, and then his son Da Diarra.
Coulibaly is a common Bambara language surname in West Africa, especially in Mali and Ivory Coast. It may refer to:
Abdoulaye is a West African masculine given name and surname. It is equivalent to the Arabic names Abdallah or Abdullah, given name of Muhammad's father. People with this name include:
Amadou is the Francophonic-orthography variant of the Islamic name Ahmad, commonly used in West Africa. Amadou is interchangeable with the forms Ahmadu or Amadu in non-Francophone African countries.
Sigamary Diarra is a retired Malian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Ismaël is a given name or surname, and may refer to:
Dramane may refer to:
Diallo is a transcription of an African surname of Fula origin. It is one of several common surnames used among the Fula.
Mamadou is a common given name in West Africa among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name Muhammad.
Dembélé is a surname of West African origin, found mostly in Mali and bordering countries.
Boubacar is both a surname and a given name, which is a West African variant of Abu Bakr.
Lamine is a given name and a surname. Lamin is the local name for Al-Amin. Notable people with the name include:
Lassana Coulibaly is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Salernitana and the Mali national team.
Djigui Diarra is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans and the Mali national team. He also represented his country at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they achieved a third-place finish.
Fatoumata is a West African women's given name. Notable people include:
Alpha is an almost-exclusively masculine given name.
Mamadou Coulibaly is a Malian footballer who plays as a forward for Adama City and the Mali national team.
Idrissa is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: