Cheick Omar Diabate is a

Niger Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...

ien football manager.

Niger

Taking over from

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as Niger coach in 2014, Diabate guided the Menas to a 3-1 defeat to

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and a 1-1 draw with

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, ultimately failing to qualify for the

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. Before this, he was the assistant coach of the national team but was given the task of finishing the qualifying campaign following Rohr's departure. He has also expostulated with the

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's decision to suspend the domestic league and has adjured them to resume it.

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