Papa Bouba Diop was a Senegalese professional footballer. His preferred position was as a defensive midfielder, but he could also play as a centre-back, where he played at Lens. Diop was considered a physically strong and aggressive player. His playing style, position, and ability drew comparisons to former France holding midfielder Patrick Vieira.
Pape Malick Diop is a Senegalese former footballer who played as a defender for Racing Strasbourg, Neuchâtel Xamax, FC Lorient and the Senegal national team, for whom he was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Association Sportive et Culturelle Jeanne d'Arc or ASC Jeanne d'Arc for short is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. It was founded in 1923 and one of the oldest in the country. They play at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor. The club currently plays in National 1. Since 1975, the club is second with the most championship titles numbering ten, one less than ASC Diaraf. The total honors that Jeanne d'Arc has won is 25, second after Djaraf.
The Senegal national basketball team represents Senegal in men's international basketball and it is overseen by Federation Senegalaise de basketball, five time a gold medallist, a six time silver medallist, and a four time bronze medallist at the FIBA Africa Championship. Senegal was the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.
Diop, uncommonly spelled Dioup, is a popular Wolof surname in Senegal and Gambia, and may refer to:
Ba, Bâ, and Bah are potentially related West African surnames, usually of Fula origin. In the Fula culture of Mali and Senegal, the surname Diakité is considered equivalent.
Papakouli "Pape" Diop is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Sy is a given name, nickname/hypocorism and surname which may refer to:
Papa Malick Ba is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is contracted with CS Sfaxien as director of football. Between 2006 and 2008 he made 11 appearances for the Senegal national team.
Diouf or "Joof" is a Serer surname. Notable people with the name include:
Mamadou Diop may refer to:
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.
Pape Alioune Diop was a Senegalese football coach who managed the Senegalese national team at the 1986 African Cup of Nations.
Fall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bokk Gis Gis, officially the Convergence démocratique Bokk Gis Gis, is a political party in Senegal, led by Pape Diop. It was principally made up of former members of the Senegalese Democratic Party, led by then-President Abdoulaye Wade, and won 4 seats in the 2012 parliamentary election. In 2017, the party rejoined Wade's coalition, Wattu Senegal, and Pape Diop won the party's lone seat in the 2017 parliamentary election. Following the 2022 parliamentary election Pape Diop was again elected as only MP for the party and he decided to support Macky Sall after its United in Hope coalition fell one seat short of majority to facilitate the formation of a new government.
Pape is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Papa Malick Diop was a Senegalese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Pape Moustapha Diop is a Senegalese basketball player. He plays for the Senegal national basketball team and Andrezieux in France.
Pape Demba Diop is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Zulte Waregem and the Senegal national team.
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