Assa Koïta (born 28 June 1991 in
Vitry-sur-Seine
Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris.
Name
Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin ''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victori ...
) is a retired French female rugby union player. She played Lock for and
AC Bobigny 93 women's. She played at the
2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and was named to the tournament Dream Team. Koita was a member of the squad that won their fourth
Six Nations title in
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
. She announced here retirement in August 2020.
In January 2021, the former international suggested a likely link between her non-selection for the French national team from 2015 and the fact that she chose to wear the veil.
References
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Vitry-sur-Seine
Rugby union players from Île-de-France
Black French sportspeople
French female rugby union players
French sportspeople of Malian descent
France women's international rugby union players
21st-century French sportswomen