Kaba Diawara

Club

Guinea

Position

Manager

Nationality

Guinea

Date of birth

1975-12-16

Birthplace

Toulon, France

Height

178 cm

Kaba Diawara (born 16 December 1975) is a football manager and former player who played as a striker. He has been head coach of the Guinea national football team since October 2021.

Diawara played for French teams Sporting Toulon, Bordeaux, Rennes, Olympique de Marseille, Nice, Paris Saint-Germain, and Arles-Avignon, for English clubs Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United and Arsenal and for clubs in Spain and Turkey. Diawara was born in France and represented the country at under-21 level before playing senior international football for Guinea.

Diawara played for the French national U-21 team, but chose to represent Guinea at senior level. Diawara was then called up to Guinea's squad for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. Guinea went on to the quarterfinals of the tournament against where Diawara scored in an eventual 3–2 defeat to Senegal.

In October 2021, Diawara was named as head coach of the Guinea national football team, replacing former French international Didier Six.

After retirement, Diawara became a football pundit with French network Canal +.