Aboubakar Camara (born 26 December 1965 in

Bingerville Bingerville is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a suburb of Abidjan city and one of four sub-prefectures of Abidjan Autonomous District. Bingerville is also a commune. The town is located about 10 kilometres east of Abidjan and lies ...

) is a former Ivorian rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half. He played for ASPAA in

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. Camara had 7 caps for

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, from 1993 to 1995, scoring 3 tries and 15 points in aggregate. He was selected for the first presence of his country at the

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finals, playing in all the three matches and scoring an historical try in the 54–18 loss to

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. Camara was also the head coach of the Central African side.

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* 1965 births Living people Ivorian rugby union players Ivorian rugby union coaches Rugby union fly-halves Sportspeople from Bingerville Sportspeople from Abidjan 1995 Rugby World Cup players {{Coted'Ivoire-rugbyunion-bio-stub