Fantamady Keita is a former Mali international

Mali national football team

The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...

 footballer who played for Mali

Mali national football team

The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...

 in the African Nations Cup in 1972

1972 African Cup of Nations

The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Cameroon, in the cities of Yaoundé and Douala. Just like in 1970, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four...

, reaching the Final.

Keita began his playing career with AS Bamako

AS Bamako

AS Bamako is a Malian football club based in Bamako. They play in the top division in Malian football. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal de Bamako.-Squad:-Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearance-References:...

, before he went on to spend three years (1972-1975) in France with Stade Rennais. He also had a spell with Philadelphia and later with AS Angoulême

Angoulême CFC

Angoulême CFC is a French association football club from the city of Angoulême, currently playing in Division d'honneur of the Ligue du Centre-Ouest...

 and FC Chaumont.

In 2006, he was selected by CAF

Confederation of African Football

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as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.