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Lassina Diabaté
Lassina Diabaté (born 16 September 1974) is an Ivorian former professional Association football, footballer. He played for Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast and a few clubs in Europe. He played primarily as a defensive midfielder but could also play as a centre back. Born in Bouaké, Ivory Coast, Diabaté acquired French nationality law, French nationality by naturalization on 7 July 1997. He played for several clubs in France, including Canet Roussillon FC, Perpignan FC, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux and AJ Auxerre, Auxerre. In his time at Bordeaux he won Ligue 1 in the 1998–99 French Division 1, 1998–99 season. He was a participant at the 1998 African Cup of Nations, 1998, 2000 African Cup of Nations, 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations. He is best known for wearing fluorescent orange soccer boots, before such designs became fashionable. Diabaté was signed by Portsmouth in October 2002. During his time in England with Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth his m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouaké
Bouaké (or Bwake, N’ko: ߓߐ߰ߞߍ߫ ''Bɔ̀ɔkɛ́'') is the second-largest city in Ivory Coast, with a population of 740,000 (2021 census). It is the seat of three levels of subdivision— Vallée du Bandama District, Gbêkê Region, and Bouaké Department. The city is located in the central part of Ivory Coast about northeast of Lake Kossou, the country's largest lake. It is approximately north of Abidjan on the Abidjan-Niger Railway and about northeast of Yamoussoukro, the capital of the country. Name For the name of the city Bouaké, there are two possible origins: * The corruption of the chief name Kwa Gbéké that made the foundations of the city of Bouaké. * The name Bouaké coming from two Baoulé words: "Boua" which means sheep and "Ké" which means dry. Thus meaning the place in which sheep are dried as they would have seen Jola drying sheep skins when they arrived in Bouaké. Demographics History In the 1800s a group related to the Akan, the Assabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |