Laurent Pokou

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playername = Laurent Pokou


fullname = Laurent Pokou N'Dri
nickname = "L'homme d'Asmara" (the man of Asmara)
height = height|meters=1.78
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|10|8
cityofbirth = Abidjan
countryofbirth = Ivory Coast
position = Striker
years = 1965-1973 1974-1976 1976-1978 1978-1980
clubs = ASEC Abidjan Stade Rennais AS Nancy Stade Rennais
caps(goals) = ? (?) 51 (27) 19 (3) 12 (6)
nationalyears = 1967-1977
nationalteam = Ivory Coast
nationalcaps(goals) = ? (?)
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Laurent Pokou N'Dri (born October 8, 1947 in Abidjan) is a former footballer from Ivory Coast. He was a notable striker for French club Stade Rennais and the Ivory Coast national team. He was recently voted the 138th best football player ever Pokou was twice the highest goalscorer of the Africa Cup of Nations, scoring six goals in the 1968 tournament in Ethiopia and eight in the 1970 edition in Sudan, including 5 in one match against Ethiopia, which Ivory Coast won 6-1. This performance gave him his nickname "L'homme d'Asmara" (the man of Asmara). With 14 total goals, he is also the tournament's second highest overall goalscorer, behind Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o, who eclipsed Pokou's record in the 2008 ACN tournament.

References

*http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afrtops.html
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=21726 national-football-teams]