Cheick Oumar Koné Explained

Cheick Oumar Koné (born) is a Malian football coach.

Early life

Cheick Oumar Koné was born in Mali around 1956.

Career

Koné first played for Stade Malien de Sikasso, from January 1974 through to December 1984. He then played for or coached AS Nianan from 1984 to 2000, apart from 1987/88, when he played for AS Real Bamako.^[1]

From January 2001 to June 2003 he coached top division club USFAS Bamako, which is owned by the Malian Army.^[1]

He coached the Mali Olympic team at the 2004 Olympics and remained coach until 2013, and then again in 2016.^{[2] [3]}

He became manager of ASFA Yennega in the Burkina Faso league in the 2013/14 season, where he remained until 2020/21.^[2]

In 2015, he coached the Malian team in the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.^[1]

External links

• Web site: Africa Sports d'Abidjan: Koné Cheick Oumar veut tout mélanger à nouveau . Info Afrique . 25 February 2022 . fr.
• Web site: Angoua . Adolphe . Africa Sports d'Abidjan : Koné Cheick Oumar traine encore le club devant la justice et fait des confidences sur Kuyo Téa . Linfodrome.ci . 3 December 2022 . fr.
• Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne, 16 June 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cheick Oumar Koné - Soccer player profile & career statistics . Global Sports Archive. 3 December 2022.
2. Web site: Cheick Oumar Koné - Stats and titles won . footballdatabase.eu . 15 July 2020 . 3 December 2022.
3. Web site: Abondo . Louis . Le coach Malien Cheick Oumar Koné: "...le Mali ira à Athènes..." . Camfoot.com . 2 April 2022 . fr . 3 December 2022.