Badara Diatta Explained

Badara Diatta
Birth Date:2 August 1969
Internationalyears1:1999–2015
Confederation1:FIFA
Internationalrole1:Referee

Badara Diatta (born 2 August 1969) is a Senegalese football referee.[1]

A FIFA referee beginning in 1999,[2] Diatta has refereed at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations[3] and at the 2006,[4] 2010,[5] and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[6] He has previously refereed in the 2008 Summer Olympics,[7] as well as in the 2006,[8] 2008,[9] 2010, and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. At the 2012 rendition of the tournament, Diatta was selected to referee the Final,[10] where he handed out three yellow cards as the game was won by Zambia over Côte d'Ivoire on penalties.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Badara Diatta bio . 2012-09-27 . 2012-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007132552/http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=813&linkType=referee&contextType=bio . dead .
  2. FIFA. "Senegal: Referees". Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  3. Morrison, Neil. "African Nations Cup 2013". RSSSF, 22 February 2013. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
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  6. [FIFA]
  7. Saaid, Hamdan. "Games of the XXIX Olympiad Football Tournament - Details". RSSSF, 12 September 2008. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  8. Saaid, Hamdan. "African Nations Cup 2006 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF, 4 September 2008. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  9. Saaid, Hamdan. "African Nations Cup 2008 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF, 4 September 2008. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  10. [Confederation of African Football]