Badara Diatta

Badara Diatta
Born (1969-08-02) 2 August 1969 (age 55)
International
Years League Role
1999–2015 FIFA Referee

Badara Diatta (born 2 August 1969) is a Senegalese football referee.[1]

A FIFA referee beginning in 1999,[2] Diatta has refereed at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations[3] and at the 2006,[4] 2010,[5] and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[6] He has previously refereed in the 2008 Summer Olympics,[7] as well as in the 2006,[8] 2008,[9] 2010, and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. At the 2012 rendition of the tournament, Diatta was selected to referee the Final,[10] where he handed out three yellow cards as the game was won by Zambia over Côte d'Ivoire on penalties.

  1. ^ "Badara Diatta bio". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  2. ^ FIFA. "Senegal: Referees". Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  3. ^ Morrison, Neil. "African Nations Cup 2013". RSSSF, 22 February 2013. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  4. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Kenya - Morocco 0:0" Archived 2009-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. 18 June 2005. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  5. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Morocco - Gabon 1:2 (0:2)" Archived 2012-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. 28 March 2009. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  6. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Egypt - Zimbabwe 2:1 (0:0)". 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  7. ^ Saaid, Hamdan. "Games of the XXIX Olympiad Football Tournament - Details". RSSSF, 12 September 2008. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  8. ^ Saaid, Hamdan. "African Nations Cup 2006 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF, 4 September 2008. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  9. ^ Saaid, Hamdan. "African Nations Cup 2008 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF, 4 September 2008. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.
  10. ^ Confederation of African Football. "Match Zambia vs. Cote d'Ivoire". 12 February 2012. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.