Foot-Insolite : Quand Fousseni Diawara a été convoqué par le Sénégal par erreur !
Former Malian international, Fousseni Diawara (2001-2014) shared a funny and unexpected anecdote about his debut with the national team. While he thought he would naturally wear the Mali colors, he first found himself... called up to Senegal!
At the end of a training session with AS Saint-Étienne in the early 2000s, the young defender discovered a sheet of paper in his locker. It was an official call-up... but not for Mali or the French national team. "The first national team that called me up wasn't Mali, it was Senegal . They thought I was of Senegalese origin," he said in an interview with Yeleen Football.
Next to him, his teammate Pape Sarr (Senegalese international) has the same sheet. "I say to myself: that's weird, I'm not Senegalese!" recalls Fousseni Diawara, amused.
The confusion probably stems from his Soninke surname, which is common on both sides of the border. "Even today, Senegalese people greet me in the street. I think it's because of my physique, which is very dark and slim (laughs)," explains the former Green.
"At the time, the context was not the same as today, there were no smartphones, no internet, no social networks," Fousseni Diawara adds.
A mistake that ultimately had no official follow-up, since Mali rushed to offer him his first caps.
It was with the Eagles that he built his international career. Between 2001 and 2014, Diawara participated in four African Cup of Nations and became one of the team's defensive leaders.
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C'est pas notre faute que votre nom s'est répandu partout.
L'etat a raison de verifier que vous etes bien senegalais car vous pouvez etre maliens, guinéens , ivoiriens et ce serait pas un scandale
L'etat doit s'atteler à centraliser et numériser L'etat civil pour éviter les fraudes.
Enfin sanctionner les fraudeurs ( majoritairement guinéens et nigerians)
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