Rita Akaffou (born 5 December 1986) is an Ivorian professional footballer , who plays for Fatih Karagümrük in the Turkish Women's Super League. She was part of the Ivorian squad.

Rita Akaffou
Rita Akaffou of Fatih Karagümrük (May 2022)
Personal information
Full name Leyo Josephine Rita Akaffou[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-05) 5 December 1986 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Fatih Karagümrük
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Juventus de Yopougon
2015 Gintra Universitetas
Barcelona FA
Pyrgos Limassol F.C.
2021– Fatih Karagümrük 8 (0)
International career
Ivory Coast 36[2] (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:31, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Club career edit

Akaffou played for the Cypriot team Barcelona FA before she transferred to Pyrgos Limassol F.C.[3]

She moved to Turkey, and joined the newly established club Fatih Karagümrük to play in the Women's Sıper League.[4]

International career edit

She was part of the Ivorian squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Women's Champions League: Glasgow City win 2–0 at Somatio Barcelona". BBC Sport. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi: Sivasspor: 1 Fatih Karagümrük: 3". Haberler (in Turkish). 25 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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