Sanda Mallam Oumarou (6 November 1982 – May 2021) was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Coton Sport and Egyptian club Al Masry SC.

Biography

Oumarou first played for Coton Sport FC de Garoua, with whom he reached the final of the

2003 CAF Cup The 2003 CAF Cup was the 12th and final edition of the African continental club competition for runners up of the respective domestic leagues. It was won by Moroccan team Raja Casablanca who beat Cotonsport Garoua from Cameroon over two legs in t ...

. He played for Egyptian club Al Masry SC between 2005 and 2007. After returning to Coton Sport he helped the club to the final of the

2008 CAF Champions League The 2008 CAF Champions League was the 44th edition of the CAF Champions League, the Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Al Ahly of Egypt defeated Coton Sport of Cameroon in th ...

. He retired from playing in 2012 and became the coach of Cameroonian second-tier side

Université FC de Ngaoundéré The MTN Elite Two (or ''Cameroon Deuxième Division'') is the second division of the Cameroon association football league system. It is organised by the Cameroonian Football Federation. Teams get promoted to the Elite One The Championnat du Ca ...

. He died in May 2021 aged 38 after a long illness.

Honours

Cotonsport Garoua *

CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and co ...

: runners-up

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* CAF Cup:

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

References

1982 births 2021 deaths Men's association football midfielders Cameroonian men's footballers Egyptian Premier League players Kadji Sports Academy players Coton Sport FC de Garoua players Al Masry SC players People from Ngaoundéré {{Cameroon-footy-midfielder-stub