Ousmane Farota

Ousmane Farota
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-12-06)6 December 1964
Date of death 26 March 2023(2023-03-26) (aged 58)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1986 AS Real Bamako
1990–1998 Stade Malien
International career
1988–1997 Mali MNT 20 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ousmane Farota (6 December 1964 – 26 March 2023) was a Malian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played primarily for Stade Malien. Farota was a stalwart of the Mali national team in the late 1980s and early 1990s and played in the 1994 African Cup of Nations. His performances earned him considerable praise and he was voted the tournament's outstanding goalkeeper.

References

  1. ↑ Décès de Ousmane Farota : Le dernier rempart des Aigles s’est couché (in French)
  2. ↑ Haidara, Alou (23 February 2007). "Ousmane Farota, ancien gardien de but des Aigles du Mali : "Avec notre prime de 50 000 FCFA, nous faisons bien mieux que certains aujourd'hui pour défendre". Bamako Hebdo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  3. ↑ Courtney, Barrie. "African Nations Cup 1994 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 June 2009.