Chérif Souleymane
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Soulegmane Cherif also known as Chérif Souleymane (born 1944 in Kindia
) is a former Guinea
n footballer
. He won the France Football African Footballer of the Year and the African Footballer of the Year
in 1972 while playing with Hafia FC
in Conakry
. Souleymane is the current Technical Director (Director Technique) of the Guinean Football Association. He was recently promoted to a FIFA football instructor. He competed for Guinea at the 1968 Summer Olympics
with the Guinea national football team
.
Kindia
Kindia is the third largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles north east of the nation's capital Conakry.Population 181,126 . - Overview :...
) is a former Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
n footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. He won the France Football African Footballer of the Year and the African Footballer of the Year
African Footballer of the Year
The African Footballer of the Year award, presented to the best African football player each year, has been conferred by the Confederation of African Football since 1992. An earlier African Footballer of the Year Golden Ball award was given out between 1970 and 1994 by France Football magazine...
in 1972 while playing with Hafia FC
Hafia FC
Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. In the 1960s the team was known as Conacry II, and won three titles under that name...
in Conakry
Conakry
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
. Souleymane is the current Technical Director (Director Technique) of the Guinean Football Association. He was recently promoted to a FIFA football instructor. He competed for Guinea at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Guinea at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Guinea competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.Guinea send only football team.-References:*...
with the Guinea national football team
Guinea national football team
The Guinea national football team, nicknamed Syli national , is the national team of Guinea and is controlled by the Fédération Guinéenne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and their best finish in the African Nations Cup was second in the 1976...
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