Mamadou Aliou "N'Jo Lea" Keïta (1 January 1952 – 11 April 2004) was a Guinean footballer who played as a forward for Hafia and the Guinea national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1952-01-01)1 January 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
Date of death | 11 April 2004(2004-04-11) (aged 52) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1981 | Hafia | ||
National team‡ | |||
1970–1981 | Guinea | 31 | (22) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:11, 26 March 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:11, 26 March 2021 (UTC) |
Keïta scored 22 goals in 31 games for the Guinea national team, and as of 26 March 2021 is the 4th highest scorer in the history of the team.[1] He was the top scorer at the 1976 African Cup of Nations.[2]
Keïta died on 11 November 2004 in Conakry of cardiac arrest.[3]