Kaba Diawara, French-Guinean footballer
Kaba Diawara (born 16 December 1975) is a football manager and former player who played as a striker. He has been head coach of the Guinea national football team since October 2021.
Diawara played for French teams Sporting Toulon, Bordeaux, Rennes, Olympique de Marseille, Nice, Paris Saint-Germain, and Arles-Avignon, for English clubs Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United and Arsenal and for clubs in Spain and Turkey. Diawara was born in France and represented the country at under-21 level before playing senior international football for Guinea.
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