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DOSSOU Théo
“l’ange gardien”

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In addition to its immense talent, Théo DOSSOU, the doorman of the Mimosas from1956 to 1972, marked the spirits by his amazing longevity.

Théo DOSSOU, international goalkeeper ASEC Mimosas from 1956 to 1972, was born June 03, 1939 in Dimbokro (Center of Côte d’Ivoire). It is the fourth goalie of ASEC Mimosas. He arrived after the first team of the Mimosas, then after BAKON Augustine and BOEVI Lawson Theo said wholesale Theo. Dodd is a product of the club. He has had a very rapid rise. “It’s fire KOFFI Raglan, who had recruited me, in 1953,in the junior team of ASEC called Sol Beni. I went in reserve team the following year, then in 1955-56, I was promoted to first team. I was 16,”says Théo DOSSOU. But there were already BOEVI Lawson said Theophilus “Theo wholesale” who had succeeded BAKON Augustine. Dodd saw a first experience of four years in the ASEC first team (1955-1959), during which he played two finals of the AOF Cup in 1956 and in 1958. The first time, he was substitute. He was only 17 years old. “I was still too young for this final. Our opponents in the US Gorée were more mature and stronger than us. We lost 7-0. My presence in goal would not have changed”, he acknowledges. The second time, Théo DOSSOU was against Africa Sports. Before the tripto Dakar for this final of the cup of the AOF of 1958, ASEC Mimosas had beaten Africa (2-1) on the last day of the Ivory Coast Championship. “But against all odds, welost 5-0. These two lost finals remains the worst memories of my career. “

In 1959, ‘Little Theo’, as it was called at ASEC Mimosas to distinguish it from “Big Theo”, won the cup of Côte d’Ivoire, then flew to France, thanks to Jean TOKPA. He is 20 years old and is therefore ready for the professional adventure. This excellentgoalkeeper at the amazing reflexes, at feline agility, facing bullets safe and sovereign in its area, lands at the Racing Club Paris, a D1 club. He made a very good impression. Then, after a few seasons, it will evolve in turn in Sète, Chalon, Dijon and Blanzy-Montceau became after Laura.

In 1964, Théo DOSSOU returned to ivory coast at the request of the Minister me BAHIA Blé Kouadio. He played the finals of the NPC from 1965 to Brazzaville, then from 1967, in Tunis. He played until 1972, year where he will put an end to his football career. He is 33. This goalie to 60 selections can devote himself to his work as head of sales at Renault and his family. Now retired, Théo DOSSOU lives peacefullywith his wife Marthe NIANKOURY, a former Miss Ivory Coast in their residence, to Angre 8 slices.

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MANGLE Eustache
The Lion

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Iconic captain and goalscorer outstanding of ASEC Mimosas from 1964 to 1973, then coach of the same club, in 1993, Eustache MANGLE said the Lion, is part of the figures of legend of the yellow and black club.

Eustache MANGLE would have served only one club, ASEC Mimosas, if fate had notdecided otherwise. Teenager, to the College of Orientation of the Plateau, it was a football fan. Already, at the college, with her thighs and her calves to the impressivediameters, his comrades had dubbed him Guy MOLLET, the name of a former french Minister. Instead of irritate him, it amused MANGLE. His passion for football is such that his mother decides to send it to Bouaké, Eustache MANGLE is devoted to hisstudies. But once in Bouaké, the fate of MANGLE catches him. He caught the eye ofthe Renaissance Club leaders that convince its guardian and cousin, Etienne SHEMIDAH, so that Eustache signed with them. During a memorable quarterfinal of the National Cup, in 1962, the Renaissance eliminates large training of the stadium in Abidjan of the BAKRO, SYLVA, ZADI, BLEZIRI, Zempegue COULIBALY, KOUAME Yao and other. MANGLE impresses and scored the three goals of his team that wins (3-1).To avoid attracting the attention of his mother, he called himself Kay. But after thesemi-finals against Africa Sports, the same year, the veil falls. Everyone learns thatKay is called actually Eustache MANGLE. “It’s from there that my mother eventuallyaccept my choice and my passion for football,” he says. During the season, the leaders of the Abidjan Stadium do sign home and enrolled him in the modern College of Cocody. But the heart of MANGLE isn’t at the stage. He returned to Bouaké and sign to the Unisport which was the merger of the Renaissance Club and sport of Bouaké Clubs Association. He played one season. In 1964, Eustache MANGLE sign unconditionally in the club of his heart: ASEC Mimosas. The same year, he knows his firstselection with the Elephants of Ivory Coast. This is the beginning of a beautiful andrich career at ASEC Mimosas which will see him win five (5) national cups (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972); two (2) National Championships (1970 and 1972); play a semifinal of the African Cup of champions clubs, in 1971 and three (3) finals of the NPC, in 1965, 1968 and 1970.

Powerful striker, dexterous feet and head, Eustache MANGLE distinguished above all by his powerful shots. They nicknamed “the Lion”, because of its strength, and hisselflessness in the field. He inherited the nickname after a memorable victory for ASEC facing Africa which priva, this day there, the Green and red of the title of champion of Côte d’Ivoire, for the benefit of the Abidjan Stadium. Of its strike force, the story retains one of the anthology goals that he scored against Stella Club, a shooting powerful and tense since the central roundabout and in extra time, in 1967, in the final of the National Cup. “But the most beautiful memory of my football rest career victory of the Elephants during the final phases of the CAN of 1965, in Tunisia, in the face of the Congo Leopoldville (now DRC). That day, I scored the three goals ofthe Ivory Coast,”explains Eustache MANGLE.

After hanging up the cleats, Eustache MANGLE became football coach. It deals firstand repeatedly of the training center of ASEC Mimosas. Then, from 1990 to 1992, he became the Assistant Coach of the club, then the head coach, in 1993. That year,would have been the plot of Kumasi, in Ghana, where it flew the qualification to ASEC Mimosas, Mimosas, under the leadership of Eustache MANGLE, would have played their first final of an African Cup of champions clubs. After this elimination, Eustache MANGLE withdraws from the world of football and is dedicated to his family before being hit hard by osteoarthritis of the spine, which he still drags the after-effects.

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YOBOUE Konan
le Pelé ivoirien

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Scorer of genius, KONAN Yoboué, formed to ASEC Mimosas then led a career as professional footballer in France, to the EDS of Montluçon, to return to finish his career in his club of origin.

When he was a player, it was called ‘Pele ‘. Become coach, he inherited a caress nickname: “Yoyo”, which is short for Yang. Those who knew him as a player showed it as an outstanding scorer. “I‘ve never seen an attacker also end and skillful than KONAN Yoboué. Once, I saw him miss an opportunity of purpose. It was during an international friendly match, at night, that ASEC Mimosas had played in 1961 at Stadium FHB, against the Real Republican of Ghana. Yang was never hard hitting in front of goal. But his balls were unstoppable. The witness is of Taylor fire, Belafonte, one of the pioneers of the Ivorian sports press and the first editor-in-Chief of the Magazine Mimosas.

Known for his sense of purpose, its finesse, but especially for its technicality, KONAN Yoboué fits in line with strikers ASEC Mimosas and the Ivorian football have known after Ignace WOGNIN, Benjamin AKOUATE and Sékou TOURÉ. One of his great deeds of arms remains this memorable final of the National Cup won by ASEC Mimosas face Africa Sports of Abidjan, the eternal rival, in 1962. On the eve of the final, KONAN Yoboué father died. Although upset, even when he decides to play, to the great astonishment of the Minister me BAHIA wheat Kouadio, then President of ASEC Mimosas. The ASEC WINS (4-2) and KONAN Yoboué managed a double.

The following year, Yang emigrated to France and put his bags in the star of Sportsof Montluçon, a team of CFA which the yellow and black colors are identical to those of ASEC Mimosas. He remained there until 1973, then decides to return to Ivory Coast. It falls right on another final of the National Cup against ASEC Mimosas StellaClub of Adjamé. ASEC win (2-1) and KONAN Yoboué is the author of the winning goal. At the end of the season, he put an end to his career and is converted to the coaching profession in technical leadership of ASEC Mimosas. In 1976, as head coach,he led his team to the semifinals of the African Cup of champions clubs. In 1980, succeeding Guy FABRE, the legendary coach of Mimos, died during the season, Yangallows his club ever to win the national championship of the first division, five yearsafter the 1975 title. He will turn turn the AS Denguélé of Odienné and AS ICEE in 1980s and then will return to the technical team of ASEC Mimosas, in 1991. It is, in turn, Deputy Philippe TROUSSIER, Eustache MANGLE, Charles ROESSLI, and then from Mamadou ZARE. Me Roger OUEGNIN finally named him head coach of ASEC Mimosas, in 1996. KONAN Yoboué then went to Niger to train the youth sports of Tenere (JST), in 1997. Back, he dragged a long illness and died on 04 August 2005.

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POKOU Laurent
“L’homme d’Asmara”

Born August 10, 1947, in Abidjan, Laurent POKOU is a former Ivorian international footballer. He was one of the great strikers of ASEC Mimosas, Stade rennais, of lASNancy Lorraine and the Elephants of Ivory Coast.

Laurent POKOU was one of the great footballers that Africa has ever known. He scored the spirits by his game intelligence, his sense of the placement and purpose, itstechnicality, his power and his speed. Laurent POKOU was a condensed version of talent. It is through these qualities that he was sacred, on two occasions, top scorerof the cup of African Nations (CAN) with 6 goals, in Ethiopia. What he earned the nickname of “The man of Asmara” (Asmara is an ancient city of Ethiopia became thecapital of Eritrea). In the next edition, he scored 8 goals in 1970, in the Sudan, including 5 in one match against Ethiopia, beaten 6-1. He spent 38 years with 14goals, the top scorer of this competition, record established on 2 African Nations cups, 4 years, at the time where the CAN finals were played with 8 teams.

During his career, Laurent POKOU collected nicknames as he accumulated the exploits. Among other nicknames, remembered first “man of Asmara. then “The Emperor Baoulé”, for his phenomenal matches to ASEC Mimosas including a memorable semi-final National Cup against the Sade Abidjan beaten 5-3, during which he scoredfour goals alone whose two in a minute and a quarter–final return of CI dazzling against the CF Hafia of Guinea, unfortunately lost by Mimos and in which he scored 3goals after 14 minutes of play. Finally, he inherited the nickname “The Duke of Brittany” for his exploits at the Stade rennais when he went into exile in France for a professional career. Laurent POKOU was also the pillar of the four “Musketeers Africans” of Rennes with the CamerooniansLéa Eyoum Charles, the Malian Fantamady KEITA and the Moroccan Anafal. After Rennes, POKU was also the heyday of the AS Nancy Lorraine, during the 1977-1978 season, alongside the legendary Michel PLATINI, then in the spring of his career.

Undermined by injuries to repetition, he listened to his professional career to returnto ivory coast where he rejoua, a season for ASEC Mimosas, the club of his heart. He then became football coach and busied himself successively to the sports Yammossoukro Union (USY), the Rio Sport of Anyama, and then ASEC Mimosas in the 1980s.

Laurent POKOU is a member of the Ivorian Football Federation, headed by JacquesANOUM. It is also one of the worthy ambassadors of sport and football on the continent in the world.

Dominique Colonna, the former goalkeeper of the France team, in the 1960s and former Cameroon coach, think he was better than Roger MILLA. This another compliment, and not least from de Michel Vautrot, one of the best french referees of his team says: “players who have me most impressed? I won’t make in the originality and quote Platini, Beckenbauer, Pele, Giresse of course; “but I‘ve never seen anythinglike Laurent POKOU at a Rennes – Saint-etienne, March 16, 1974″ (Michel Vautrot, August 2, 1988).

Evidence that Laurent POKOU should really be considered Ivorian all-time football.

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THE LIST OF LAURENT POKOU

As a player

Ivory Coast champion (3): 1970,1972 and 1973 with ASEC Mimosas.

Cup of Côte d’Ivoire (6): 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1973 with ASEC Mimosas.

Cup of France (1): 1978 with AS Nancy-Lorraine.

Top scorer of the Africa Nations Cup (2): 1968 and 1970.

As a coach

Cup of Côte d’Ivoire (1): 1980 with ASEC Mimosas

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KEITA Jean
the incomparable

The Ivorians to thirty or forty years do not know because they have not seen him play. And yet, Jean KEITA, the Ivorian international Porter of ASEC Mimosas of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s was a great goalie. Without doubt the best thatthe ASEC has known.#

Jean KEITA was born in 1943. Bouaké where he made his childhood, at age 16, hebecame the goalkeeper of the hope of Bouaké, one of the two major clubs in the capital of North–Central Côte d’Ivoire located 370 km approximately, North of Abidjan. The other big club is called, the star Filante. Since its beginning, Jean KEITA is talking about him. From the top of his 1.82 m to 78kg, he impressed by his physique, but also by his talent. It combines beautifully class and elegance. “I moved to hope for two seasons, from 1959 to 1961, during which I was the best player on my teamand the League of Bouaké”. The echoes of his exploits are spreading up to Abidjan.And in national competitions, KEITA impresses leaders of clubs in Abidjan. But it isultimately the ASEC, who attracts him. “It’s late in the year 1961 KAMANO Kata François went to sign to ASEC Mimosas. I was 18 years old,”he recalls. Support of ASEC Mimosas, Jean KEITA, was proud to wear the Jersey of ASEC Mimosas. A Jersey that he will defend for 11 years, from 1961 to 1972, during which he won six national cups (1962,1967,1968,1969, 1970, and 1972) and three titles of champion of Côte d’Ivoire (1963, 1970 and 1972).

A great goalkeeper

Those who knew Jean KEITA argue that before him, had not experienced a goalkeeper of his caliber and that since his retirement, no Ivorian goalkeeper equalled him.He is second to none. Jean KEITA was even the model of Robert MENSAH, the legendary goalkeeper and Asante Kotoko of Ghana. “After a match against Ghana, Robert MENSAH came to see me in the locker room to express his admiration. He told me I was his model and he wanted to be like me. He asked me my hat, my Jersey, my gloves. I had given him”, says Jean KEITA. And Robert MENSAH who was almostthe same physics as KEITA, dressed like the international Mimosas doorman. Jean KEITA had model itself. He wanted to be the best. He worked a lot for his dream. Heplayed basketball and volleyball to improve his relaxation. “I was practicing a lot todevelop my reflexes. Not only KEITA became the best Ivorian goalkeeper of his time, but he‘s also the one who, by a healthy lifestyle, to a rarely equaled longevity demonstrated. And in all, Jean KEITA is unmatched as a goalkeeper.

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FOFANA Youssouf
“Le Diamant noir”

Considered one of the best Ivorian players of all time, Yusuf Scott Fleming first shone to ASEC Mimosas, Cote d’Ivoire, then France, AS Cannes, AS Monaco and the Girondins of Bordeaux.#

Born July 26, 1966, in Divo, in West-Central Côte d’Ivoire, Youssouf Falikou FOFANA is a former Ivorian international footballer who played as a left winger. This pure product of ASEC Mimosas did his classes at the Mimos until first team. Born goods souls, the value expected point the number of years, says the adage. This maxim confirms this gifted football course.

Nicknamed rightly black diamond, by the late sportswriter Boubacar Kanté, Youssouf FOFANA, who his coach then,Konan YOBOUE, detects an immense talent, is soon promoted to team first of ASEC Mimosas, in 1980, at the age of 14 years. The boy barely out of adolescence quickly became the idol of the shareholders and the Ivorian public. Unfortunately, during the five seasons he spent at ASEC Mimosas, the club is located in the storm. Instability of the Executive Committees and lack of organization and means prevent the Mimosas to shine.

Youssouf and ASEC must settle for a title of champion of Côte d’Ivoire (1980), a National Cup and a cup of FHB, in 1983. After the 1984 CAN organized by Côte d’Ivoire and the elimination of the Ivorians in the first round, Youssouf FOFANA is transferred to AS Cannes, in France, for the season 1984-85. The following year, AS Monaco recruited and FOFANA remains there from 1986 to 1993. With the club from the Principality, “The diamond” black, “between child, won the French Ligue 1 in 1988, the cup of France, in 1991 and reaches the final of the cup of the cups in 1992, finallost against Werder of Bremen.” From 1993, FOFANA opts for the Girondins of Bordeaux and played there until 1995. He left Bordeaux and the France in 1995 for Al Nasr in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) in 1995 and comes to finish his career with ASEC Mimosas, in 1996. But by the way, with the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire, Youssouf FOFANA won the 1992 CAN, in Senegal.

This left-handed roll, a player of engineering, technical, extraordinary, clever dribbler scored the football world with his immense talent. The point of being consideredone of the best Ivorian footballers of all time and a living legend of ASEC Mimosas.

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KOUADIO Lucien Kassy
“Le Bombardier”

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Lucien KASSY Kouadio was a footballer of genius. A skilful forward, a smart playerwith a magical left foot who was spitting fire. He made the beautiful days of ASECMimosas and the different teams of the Elephants of Ivory Coast.

Lucien KASSY Kouadio was given several nicknames in view of his immense talent. ‘Jesus’, as a player for life-saving purposes; “Diego”, because his fans dared the comparison between him and the Argentine prodigy, Diego Armando Maradona, “Thebomber”, due to his powerful left foot shot that precise. Lucien KASSY Kouadio wasan emblematic player of ASEC Mimosas from 1980 to 1993. He won the 92 CAN with the GADJI Céli, AKA Kouamé, Abdoulaye TRAORE, Youssouf FOFANA, SIE Donald Olivier, SAM Abouo Dominique, OBOU Arsène, Losséni KONATE and others. With ASEC Mimosas, he won only a single sub-regional competition: the WAFU Cup, in 1990, in Bamako, in the face of Djoliba AC.

Lucien KASSY Kouadio makes its classes in the youth teams of the Abidjan Stadium. In 1980, through a game of the WAFU Cup against a formation of Mauritania, Lucien KASSY Kouadio explose literally. The Abidjan Stadium atomizes her opponent 6-0and KASSY Kouadio will be four times the net. He caught the eye of all the leadersand especially Francis OUEGNIN, president of ASEC Mimosas football section. At the end of the season, thanks to Francis OUEGNIN, ASEC Mimosas recruiting Lucien KASSY Kouadio. Soon, Lucien KASSY Kouadio asserts itself in his new team and became the idol of the supporters of Mimosas. He is the scorer that ensures the succession of Bawa Paul under coaches HAssan, Laurent POKOU, Oscar Fullone, GABO Gérard, Idrissa TRAORE said Sapper, Philippe GAROT, Philippe TROUSSIER and Eustache MANGLE. So many coaches who KASSY was an indispensable player.

Scorer of genius, very technical player with a rare game intelligence, he also owneda terrible strike from the left foot that allowed him to beat all the major guardians of African goal and in intercontinental competitions in the junior. Despite his immense talent, Lucien KASSY Kouadio has not had a distinguished career, when he went to try his luck in European professional football, in France, AS Cannes, then reelected. But brave, he returns to revive his career at ASEC Mimosas, in 1987. From 1990to 1993, with his club, he won, four titles champions of Côte d’Ivoire, a National Cup, a cup of FHB, the WAFU Cup. The elephants of Ivory Coast, he became champion of Africa in 1992 CAN, in Senegal.

For the individual distinctions, he gets twice the title of top scorer of the Championship, in 1982, with 15 goals, and in 1988, with 13 units. In 1991, he earned the distinction of third scorer in the national championship of the first division with 17goals, but also the best passer and best of all, the best player of the season.

At the end of the 1993 season, he left ASEC Mimosas for the rival club AfricaSports. A sacrilege than mimosas family forgive him well years later as in 2008, theChairman of ASEC Mimosas, Me Roger OUEGNIN, reminds us to be part of the coaching of the ASEC so that he brings his experience to new generations of players at the club.

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TRAORE Abdoulaye
“Le Mouton d’Or”

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Abdoulaye TRAORE said Ben Badi, alias the “sheep of gold”, marked his era. From1985 to 1998, he distinguished himself as one of the greatest strikers that Côte d’Ivoire and Africa have experienced.

Abdoulaye TRAORE appeared suddenly, noisily, shots of scandals, on the stage of the Ivorian football, in 1985. Because the scandals he finds himself in the middle of which are commensurate with the lusts he arouses in view of his immense talent. Ben Badi was only 17 years old. But already, he noted as a great goalscorer at the Stella Club. ASEC Mimosas wants it. But Stella refuses. The federation decides finally to ASEC Mimosas. Ben Badi played a few games. Then without the agreement of itsnew leaders, he went secretly to France, specifically to FC Metz. If leaders of the ASEC down the game, the Ivorian Football Federation, she, him mad because he took advantage of a grouping of the national A team to make his escape. She imposeda one year suspension, but she changes his mind and allows him to play the 1986CAN, in Egypt.

In Europe, despite his immense talent, Abdoulaye TRAORE struggled to settle in a club. In five years, there will be five different clubs to make his hole. After Metz where we prefer the Senegalese Jules François BOCANDÉ, he posed his bags to Sporting Braga (Portugal). It is not long since he returned to France, to FC Sète 34 whichhe then leaves for the Sporting Toulon Var, then Avignon Football 84.

In 1989, Me Roger OUEGNIN takes orders from ASEC Mimosas and convinces BenBadi and Gadji Tfsa to return playing for ASEC. At Mimosas, Ben Badi, become more mature, explodes under coach Philippe TROUSSIER, Eustache MANGLE, Charles Albert ROESSLI and ZARE Mamadou.. It is two times best scorer Ivorian D1 in 1992 with 21 goals and in 1994 with 31 goals. If the player surprised by his acts of genius,its technical nature, the quality of his game head, its powerful and precise strikes, ithas proven repeatedly that he was able to change the appearance of a match. In 1992, during a derby ASEC-Africa to the Super Division, while the ASEC is led 2-0, ASEC hard the equalizer in the second half thanks to two goals from Abdoulaye TRAORE, the “sheep of gold”. The same year, in the quarterfinals of the African Cup ofchampions clubs, ASEC Mimosas get caught (2-1), at home, at the round go by theAsante Kotoko of Kumasi (Ghana). In the rematch, the yellow and black reverse steam to Kumasi where, entered the match in the second half, Ben Badi brand back-to-back two goals and helps with ASEC Mimosas to win (3-2). The elephants of IvoryCoast anthology and critical of Ben Badi goals do not count.

It’s truly the ASEC Mimosas that the talent of TRAORE said Abdoulaye Ben Badi or the “golden sheep”, was truly rewarded. During his time in this club he loves so much, Ben Badi won 6 titles of Côte d’Ivoire (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995), a National Cup (1990), a cup of FHB (1990), a WAFU Cup international first competition won by ASEC Mimosas, in 1990, the 1992 CAN with Elephants in Senegal. By theway, with ASEC Mimosas, Ben Badi played two semifinal C1 (1992 and 1993) as well as a final of the same competition in 1995.

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CELI Gadji
The footballer-singer

Cali Saint-Joseph GADJI will remain in the annals of Ivorian football as the first captain of ASEC Mimosas and Elephants to lift the trophy of the CAN. It was South Africa 92.

Born May 1, 1961 in Abidjan, GADJI céli St. Joseph started playing football in the town of Kumasi where he grew up. He joined the youth teams of the Stella Club themanly game style in temperament of combative player, hard on the man. And it is in midfield that the young GADJI asserts itself and quickly emerged as a leader of men. Naturally, it becomes the captain of the juniors, then very soon seniors of the Magnans of Adjamé… # with the Stella Club, GADJI Tfsa won two titles of national championship (1981 and 1984), a Union of the West – African Federations Cup(1981) and a cup FHB (1984). From 1985, GADJI Tfsa becomes the captain of theElephants of Ivory Coast and will remain until 1993.

Homecoming

In 1986, he left Stella Club for the FC Sète where he became an indisputable holderuntil 1989. In November 1989, he returned to ivory coast at the request of Me Roger OUEGNIN, who has just taken the reins of ASEC Mimosas. The new PCA of the yellow and black club convinces him to sign for his club and g does to revive his career. GADJI Céli became emblematic captain of ASEC Mimosas. Excellent leader of men, talented player, man of honor and character, GADJI dedicated himself to his new cause. Thanks to its unifying spirit, it becomes the conduit between the coach Philippe TROUSSIER and his teammates, between his teammates and managers. Charismatic captain, Céli Saint-Joseph GADJI motivates his teammates, helping solve problems between players and inevitably pulls the group up.

With ASEC Mimosas, he won four titles of Côte d’Ivoire (1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993), a National Cup (1990), the UFOA Cup (1990) and a cup FHB (1990).

First Captain Ivorian winner of a CAN

History of GADJI Céli that he is the first captain of the Elephants to brandish the trophy of the CAN. It was the Senegal 92 CAN. The Ivorians were needed in the finalto Ghana after the longest series of shots on goal in the history of the competition and is finally South trophy.

The same year, with ASEC Mimosas, it fails in the C1 in the face of the Casablanca WAC semifinals. A bitter elimination which does not start the morale of the captain. The following year, he returned with the ASEC in the conquest of the African Cup ofchampions clubs. But the Mimos yet know a painful elimination in appalling conditions in Kumasi, in Ghana, in the face of the Asante Kotoko. At the end of the season,GADJI puts an end to his career due to a stubborn ankle injury.

Conversion successful in music

After football, GADJI Céli converted successfully to the music that he practiced fora long time already, at the same time football. It has an impressive discography: Allez les Elephants 86; Go elephants 88; Elephants 90; And God created the ASEC (1990); Gathering (1992); Elephant story (1993); Hope (1994). Attention, Mimos is coming! (1995); Business women (1996); Woman of fire (2000); It is what is it (2003); Accra 2008. Very sensitive to the cause of the artists, GADJI Céli creates the UNARTCI (Union national of artists of Côte d’Ivoire) which he managed to defend theinterests of the corporation. Since 2009, he is the President of the Board of Directors of BURIDA (Office Ivorian copyright). Gadji Tfsa, the footballer-singer, certainly remains a great leader in the soul.

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