Lucien Kassi-Kouadio (5 May 1963 – 4 December 2024) was an Ivorian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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. He made nine appearances for the Ivory Coast national team from 1983 to 1992. He was also named in Ivory Coast's squad for the

1990 African Cup of Nations The 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Algeria. Just like in 1988, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Algeria won i ...

tournament. Kassi-Kouadio died in

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on 4 December 2024, at the age of 61.Le football ivoirien en deuil : Décès de Lucien Kassi-Kouadio

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* 1963 births 2024 deaths Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers 1990 African Cup of Nations players Men's association football midfielders Ligue 2 players Stade d'Abidjan players AS Cannes players FC Montceau Bourgogne players ASEC Mimosas players Africa Sports d'Abidjan players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Place of birth missing {{IvoryCoast-footy-bio-stub