Étoile Lusitana Club

Founded	20 April 2008
Ground	Dakar
Owner	Luís Norton de Matos
Chairman	Ousmane Dieng
Manager	Oumar Diatta
League	Senegal – Ligue 2 Poule A
2010-11	6th

Étoile Lusitana Club (English: Lusitanian Star) is a Senegalese youth football academy based in Dakar.

History

Lusitania was founded on 20 April 2008 by Luís Norton de Matos, who holds 80% on the rights of the club, the other 20% holds a Senegalese company. ^[1]

The team's academy made international headlines when it won the premier section of the Northern Ireland Milk Cup competition in 2010. The club's name is taken from the ancient name of the Roman Province in Portugal.

In the 2009 season, the team finished in sixth position in the Senegalese Second Division ^[2] and te 2010 season on place six. ^[3]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   SEN Babacar Mbaye 2 DF   SEN Aliou Cisse 3 DF   SEN Zacharia Ngom 4 DF   SEN Moustapha Diop 5 DF   SEN Ismaïla Dieye 6 MF   SEN Djibril Sambou 7 MF   SEN Cheikh Cisse 8 MF   SEN Mamadou Niang 9 FW   CPV João Nunes 10 MF   SEN Abdou Seck 11 MF   SEN Sidibouyeu Thiandoum 12 GK   SEN Tidiane Dione 14 FW   SEN Birame Ndoye 15 MF   SEN Jean Armand Mendy 16 DF   NGA Ugochukwu K. Okafor 17 MF   GUI Lucky Mbata

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF   GAM Sana Sonko 19 FW   SEN Mamadou Ndiaye 20 MF   SEN Abdou Bah 21 FW   SEN Ousmane Gaye 22 DF   SEN Pape Wade 23 DF   SEN El Hadji Yakhya Lô 24 MF   SEN Jean Gackou 26 FW   SEN Dame Bamba Sow 27 MF   SEN Mame Ndongo Diaw 28 MF   SEN Papis Djigo 29 FW   SEN Atoumane Dieng 30 MF   SEN Ibrahima Conte 31 FW   SEN Cheick Thiaw 32 MF   SEN Mamadou Alassane Lô 36 MF   SEN Pape Ndour 37 MF   SEN Pape Dieng ( Captain [4])

Staff

Sports

Head coach

• Babacar Fall

Goalkeeper coach

• Serigne Mactar Dia

Fitness coach

• Souleymane Diallo
• Elder Fontes

Management

Business manager

• Samba Sow

Technical director

• Moussa Gueye

Financial director

• Mountakha Ndao

Reserve Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   SEN Alfreid Ba — DF   SEN Cheikh Babou — DF   SEN Ibou Faye — MF   SEN Mathieu Bandiaky

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   SEN Souleymane Diagne — MF   SEN Pape Ndiaye — MF   SEN Roger Sambou — FW   SEN Serigne Sow

Notable players

Achievements

• Milk Cup (Premier): 2010

Notable coaches

• Luis Norton De Matos (2008–2010)
• Oumar Diatta (2010–2011)

References

External links

• Official site