Basile Aka Kouamé Explained

Basile Aka Kouamé
Fullname:Basile Aka Kouamé
Birth Date:6 April 1963
Birth Place:Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Position:Defender
Years1:1983–1997
Nationalyears1:1987–1996
Nationalcaps1:45
Nationalgoals1:0

Basile Aka Kouamé (born 6 April 1963) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He earned 45 caps with the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Aka Kouamé spent his entire career playing for local club ASEC Mimosas.

International career

Aka Kouamé played for Ivory Coast at the 1992[1] Africa Cup of Nations finals, helping the team win its first continental championship. He also played for Ivory Coast in the 1992 King Fahd Cup and 1994[2] and 1996 African Cup of Nations finals.[3]

Managerial career

After his playing career ended, Aka Kouamé became a manager, leading AS Nianan and Sabé Sports de Bouna before taking the helm at ASEC Mimosas. At ASEC, he won the national league and national cup.[4]

He would later manage Rail Club du Kadiogo, Stella Club d'Adjamé and AS Indenié Abengourou.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: African Nations Cup 1992 . . Bobrowsky, Josef . Mazet, François . amp . 23 September 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100113174252/http://rsssf.com/tables/92a.html . 2010-01-13 . live .
  2. Web site: African Nations Cup 1994 - Final Tournament Details . . Courtney, Barrie . 15 August 2005 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090604180903/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/94a-det.html . 2009-06-04 .
  3. Web site: African Nations Cup 1996 - Final Tournament Details . . Courtney, Barrie . 18 March 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100125034552/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96a-det.html . 2010-01-25 . live .
  4. Web site: sport-ivoire.ci . Football-Côte d’Ivoire : Ce que deviennent les héros de Sénégal 92 . French . 21 March 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071022100736/http://sport-ivoire.ci/dossiers.php?id=80 . October 22, 2007 .
  5. Web site: Avenue 225. Football ligue1: AKA KOUAME couronne les Princes de l’ASI. French. 25 September 2010.