Étoile Lusitana

Étoile Lusitana
Founded	20 April 2008
Ground	Dakar
Owner	José Mourinho
Chairman	Ousmane Dieng
Manager	Oumar Diatta
League	Senegal – Ligue 2 Poule A
2010-11	6th

Étoile Lusitana (English: Lusitanian Star) is a Senegalese youth football academy based in Dakar.

History

Lusitania was founded on 20 April 2008 by José Mourinho, who holds 80% on the rights of the club, the other 20% holds an Senegalese company.^[1]

The team's academy made international headlines when it won the premier section of the Northern Ireland Milk Cup competition in 2010. The club's name is taken from the ancient name of the Roman Province in Portugal.

In the 2009 season, the team finished in sixth position in the Senegalese Second Division^[2] and te 2010 season on place six.^[3]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Babacar Mbaye
2	DF	Aliou Cisse
3	DF	Zacharia Ngom
4	DF	Moustapha Diop
5	DF	Ismaïla Dieye
6	MF	Djibril Sambou
7	MF	Cheikh Cisse
8	MF	Mamadou Niang
9	FW	João Nunes
10	MF	Abdou Seck
11	MF	Sidibouyeu Thiandoum
12	GK	Tidiane Dione
14	FW	Birame Ndoye
15	MF	Jean Armand Mendy
16	DF	Ugochukwu K. Okafor
17	MF	Lucky Mbata

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Sana Sonko
19	FW	Mamadou Ndiaye
20	MF	Abdou Bah
21	FW	Ousmane Gaye
22	DF	Pape Wade
23	DF	El Hadji Yakhya Lô
24	MF	Jean Gackou
26	FW	Dame Bamba Sow
27	MF	Mame Ndongo Diaw
28	MF	Papis Djigo
29	FW	Atoumane Dieng
30	MF	Ibrahima Conte
31	FW	Cheick Thiaw
32	MF	Mamadou Alassane Lô
36	MF	Pape Ndour
37	MF	Pape Dieng (Captain^[4])

Staff

Sports

Head coach

Babacar Fall

Goalkeeper coach

Serigne Mactar Dia

Fitness coach

Souleymane Diallo
Elder Fontes

Management

Business manager

Samba Sow

Technical director

Moussa Gueye

Financial director

Mountakha Ndao

Reserve Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Alfreid Ba
		DF	Cheikh Babou
		DF	Ibou Faye
		MF	Mathieu Bandiaky

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Souleymane Diagne
		MF	Pape Ndiaye
		MF	Roger Sambou
		FW	Serigne Sow

Notable players

Hugo Eugenio Da Silva (Sporting Braga)

Bakary Badji (FC Lorient)
Pape Abdou Camara (Valenciennes)
Pape Demba Camara (Sochaux)
Alioune Badara Cissè (Espoir de Saint-Louis)
Souleymane Diagne (Benfica)
Mamadou Djamil Diatta (ASC Cambérène)

Mame N'dongo Diaw (CIS Marigona)
Charles Fall
Pape Abdou Fall (Espoir Dakar)
Mafall Leye (Thiès F.C.)
Ibrahima Mbaye (Inter Milan)
Moustapha Bara Ndione (ASC Niary Tally)
Pape Demba Ndour
Amadou Samba Wane (ASC Linguère)
Alioune Badara Samb (Recreativo da Caála)

Ameth Lô (A.C. Milan)

Achievements

Milk Cup (Premier): 2010

Notable coaches

Luis Norton De Matos (2008-2010)
Oumar Diatta (2010-2011)

References

↑ Présentation du Club
↑ "Senegal 2009". rsssf.com.
↑ "Senegal 2010". rsssf.com.
↑ LUSITHANA-DIARAF : 0-2, leçon retenue !

External links

Official site

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