Basile Aka Kouamé
Ivorian footballer
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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.
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| Full name | Basile Aka Kouamé | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1997 | ASEC Mimosas[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1996 | Ivory Coast[1] | 45 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Aka Kouamé spent his entire career playing for local club ASEC Mimosas.[citation needed]
International career
Aka Kouamé played for Ivory Coast at the 1992[2] 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[3] and 1996 African Cup of Nations finals.[4]
Managerial career
After his playing career ended, Aka Kouamé became a manager, leading LYS Sassandra, AS Nianan and Sabé Sports de Bouna before taking the helm at ASEC Mimosas. At ASEC, he won the national league and national cup.[5]
He would later manage Rail Club du Kadiogo, Stella Club d'Adjamé and AS Indenié Abengourou.[6]
