Koman Coulibaly (born 4 July 1970) is a Malian football referee who currently resides in Mali. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 1999, and officiated his first international match on April 19, 2000, between Mali and Burkina Faso. Coulibaly is one of Mali's most experienced officials, having been selected for five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Early career
Coulibaly has a degree from Bamako's Faculté des Sciences Juridiques et Économiques, and is a financial enforcement inspector for the government of Mali.[1] He began his refereeing career in 1994 with the District de Bamako league, then for Ligue 1 championnat national, and was finally promoted as a Malian Football Federation official in 1999. [1] He is close friends with Mali's best known international Basketball referee, the former football and basketball international, Moussa Ismaïla Touré.[2]
African Cup of Nations
He was selected as a referee for the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali, the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana, and the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.[3] Coulibaly officiated the final of the of 2010 African Cup of Nations between Ghana and Egypt.
2010 FIFA World Cup
He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in October 2008,[4] and was one of 32 referees selected for the tournament.[5] Coulibally was one of four African officials originally selected by FIFA to work the tournement.[6]
See also
External links
- 2010 FIFA World Cup Profile
- Koman Coulibaly:biography, WorldReferee.com
References
- ^ a b Un Malien au Mondial 2010 : Koman COULIBALY, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 12 February 2010.
- ^ Moussa Ismaïla Touré : le meilleur sifflet africain, Souleymane Diallo, Le Républicain, 12 March 2007.
- ^ Les indiscrétions de Ali Hassouni, Le Matin (Morocco), 02 February 2010.
- ^ List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/20/63/22/refereesandassistantrefereesforfifa.com27.5.2010.pdf
- ^ Mondial 2010 : Quatre arbitres africains retenus, Fraternité Matin, 6 February 2010.