Rafan Sidibé

Rafan Sidibé (born 12 March 1984 in Bamako) is a Malian football player who plays for Djoliba AC.

Club career

Sidibé played for MSP Batna and MC Alger in the Algerian league and Olympic Safi in the Moroccan Botola, as well as Stade Malien in his native Mali.[1]

International career

He was part of the Malian 2004 Summer Olympics football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to France in the next round.[2]

Injury

On 20 February 2006, while playing for MC Alger in the return leg of the Arab Champions League 2005–06 quarterfinals against ENPPI Club, Sidibé suffered a double fracture of the tibia.[3][4] He underwent surgery the next day[5] but was sidelined until 10 January 2007, when he came back scoring a goal in a friendly against AC Fiorentina.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "La Fiche de Rafan SIDIBE". DZ Foot. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  2. "Rafan Sidibe Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  3. ENPPI (Egypte) 1-2 MC Alger Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. DZ foot. Retrieved 2011-02-18
  4. Video footage of the injury at YouTube. Retrieved 2011-02-18
  5. MCA Sidibé a été opéré hier. djazairess.com. Retrieved 2011-02-18
  6. Blog of MC Alger. mc-alger.skyrock.com. Retrieved 2011-02-18
  7. Blog of Moloudia-Alger Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-02-18
  8. Transferts : Quelques gros coups effectués Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. DZ foot Retrieved 2011-02-18
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