François Zahoui

François Zahoui

Personal information
Date of birth	(1962-08-21) August 21, 1962
Place of birth	Treichville, Côte d'Ivoire
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Niger (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981-1983	Ascoli Calcio	11	(0)
1983-1987	AS Nancy	112	(8)
1987-1992	SC Toulon	109	(5)
1992-1993	JGA Nevers
International career
	Côte d'Ivoire	?	(?)
Managerial career
?	Côte d'Ivoire U-17
1999–2001	SC Toulon
2005	Africa Sports National
?	FC Seynois
2010–2012	Côte d'Ivoire
2012–2015	Côte d'Ivoire U-20
2015–	Niger
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

François Zahoui (born 21 August 1962 in Treichville) is a former footballer from Côte d'Ivoire, currently serving as the coach of the Niger national team.

In 2010, he was chosen to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson as head coach of the full Côte d'Ivoire national football team. As manager, Zahoui led Côte d'Ivoire to the Final of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, where they lost to Zambia in a penalty shoot-out. After the tournament, he was replaced as head coach by former French international player Sabri Lamouchi. In 2015, he was appointed as the head coach of Niger.

References

• François Zahoui, l'itinéraire d'un enfant du pays
• Profile
• AS Nancy profile