Toussaint Natama
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Toussaint Natama (31 October 1982 – 18 August 2024) was a Burkinabé professional footballer who played as a forward for ÉF Ouagadougou, Al Ittihad Alexandria Club and Westerlo. At international level, he made three appearances for the Burkina Faso national team.
Career
Born in the Republic of Upper Volta, Natama began playing football with local side ÉF Ouagadougou. He joined Egyptian Premier League side Al Ittihad Alexandria Club before moving to Belgium in 2001, where he signed a contract with Belgian Pro League side Westerlo.[1]
Natama was selected to play for the Burkina Faso national team which would compete in the 2004 African Nations Cup finals in Tunisia, but was injured in a pre-tournament friendly against Guinea in Marseille, France. The injury left him in a coma for two weeks and with left-side paralysis that ended his football playing career.[1]
Death
Natama died on 18 August 2024, at the age of 41.[2]
References
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- 1982 births
- 2024 deaths
- Burkinabe men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Burkina Faso men's international footballers
- 2004 African Cup of Nations players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players
- Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players
- K.V.C. Westerlo players
- Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers
- Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen