Kossi Koudagba Explained

Kossi Koudagba
Fullname:Kossi Edem Koudagba
Birth Date:2 October 1995
Birth Place:Davié, Togo[1]
Height:1.77m
Position:Striker
Currentclub:ASCK
Clubs1:Espoir FC Tsévié
Years1:2016–2017
Clubs2:ASCK
Years2:2017–2020
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Togo
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam-Update:10:06, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Kossi Koudagba (2 October 1995  - 18 June 2020) was a Togolese professional footballer who played as a striker for ASC Kara of the Togolese Championnat National and the Togo national team.[2]

Career

He played for Espoir FC Tsévié in the 2016–17 Togolese 2nd Division. For the rest of his career, he played with ASCK in the Togolese Championnat National. In November 2018, he was called up to the Togo National Team for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria.[3] Koudagba made his international debut in July 2019, featuring for the full duration of a 2020 African Nations Championship qualifier with Benin in Porto-Novo.[4] He died on 18 June 2020 from a short illness at the age of 24.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kossi Koudagba . ASCK Togo . French.
  2. Web site: Kossi Koudagba . National Football Teams.
  3. Web site: Emmanuel Adebayor: Veteran striker named in Togo squad . BBC.
  4. Web site: Éliminatoires CHAN 2020 : les Éperviers locaux sortent le Bénin . Djena Sport.
  5. News: Togo striker Kossi Koudagba dies after short illness . Ed . Dove . 19 June 2020 . 20 June 2020 . ESPN.