Haoua Yao

Haoua Yao
Personal information
Full name	Haoua Yao
Date of birth	2 July 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Ouagadougou, Upper Volta
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	Princesses
2006	Sirènes du Kadiogo
2010	Gazelles
2011	Princesses
International career‡
	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2011 (before the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Haoua Yao (born 2 July 1979), sportingly known in Burkina Faso as Farota,^[5]^[6] is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born and raised in Burkina Faso, she was naturalized by Equatorial Guinea to play for their women's national team, and was squad member for three Africa Women Cup of Nations editions (2006, 2008 and 2010) and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[7]^[8]

Club career

Yao has played for Princesses, Gazelles and Sirènes du Kadiogo in Burkina Faso.^[5]^[6]^[9]^[10]

^ Haoua Yao at WorldFootball.net
^ Sorgho, Bassourou (1 September 2005). "Tournoi des cinq Nations : un football féminin de haut niveau". leFaso.net (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ Duret, Sébastien (29 November 2008). "Coupe d'Afrique des Nations : la Guinée Equatoriale championne". Footofemenin.fr (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Equatorial Guinea" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Finale du tournoi féminin international : La Juventus de Yopougon tout sourire". leFaso.net (in French). 30 August 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Romba, Claude. "Le sacre de l'AS Mandé ?". zedcom (in French). Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "Cameroon hold defending champions". BBC Sport. 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ "Official squad list 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
^ "7th African Women Championship - PLAYERS LIST" (PDF). CAF. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ "5e CAN féminine: la sélection equato-guinéenne" (in French). RFI. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

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