Mohamed Sacko
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Sacko
Date of birth	August 5, 1988 (1988-08-05) (age 21)
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	ES Sahel
Number	33
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-2007 2007-present	Hafia FC ES Sahel
National team
2007-	Guinea
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Mohamed Sacko (born on 5 August 1988 in Conakry, is a Guinean footballer, who currently plays for the Tunisian team, Étoile Sportive du Sahel, and the Guinea national football team, the Syli National ("National Elephant").

[edit] International career

Sacko was one of the twenty-three players of the Syli National who participated at the 2008 26th African Nations Cup (CAN) tournament in Ghana^[1], West Africa, where the National Elephant reached the quarter final for the third consecutive time in six years (2004 in Tunisia, 2006 in Egypt, and 2008 in Ghana). Along with Mohamed Dioulde Bah of Strasbourg football club (a French 1st Division team), Sacko was one of the young Syli National players that impressed at the 2008 CAN.

Sacko was one of several players who featured in all four matches played by the National Elephant at the 2008 CAN.

[edit] Club career

At the end of 2007, Mohamed Sakho played for Etoile du Sahel at the World Club Championship in Japan^[2], having won the CAF Champions League and the Tunisian league title with Etolie Sportive du Sahel. Additionally, Sacko won the Bronze Medal at the World Club Championship in Japan and subsequently won the CAF Super Cup with Etoile Sportive du Sahel at the end of February 2008.

[edit] External links

• Player profile - ES Sahel
• Career stats - National football teams

[edit] References

v • d • e Guinea squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Diarso • 2 Feindouno • 3 I. Camara • 4 M. Cisse • 5 Baldé • 6 Zayatte • 7 Mansaré • 8 Sylla • 9 Correia • 10 Bangoura • 11 Youla • 12 A. Camara • 13 Sakho • 14 Soumah • 15 Kalabane • 16 K. Camara • 17 Diallo • 18 Johnson • 19 K. Cissé • 20 Baldé • 21 Jabi • 22 Yattara • 23 Bah • Coach: Nouzaret

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