Talk:Mohamed Sissoko

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I've created a redirect link at Mohamed Sissoko to this article. However, it seems as if Mohamed is his actual name and Momo is a nickname, and so perhaps the article should be at Mohamed, and the redirect at Momo. I don't know for sure what his name is, or what he prefers to be called, so I've just mentioned it on the discussion page here, rather than going down the route of moving it myself. Perhaps if anyone knows for sure, they'd do so. Either that, or I'll wait until I hear more about him at Liverpool, and can make a more informed decision. KeithD 00:39, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

His name is Mohamed Lamine Sissoko. I've moved the article there, and corrected the relevant redirects. - KeithD 08:20, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

He's more commonly known as "Mohamed Sissoko" though, so I've moved it there and fixed the redirects (and fixed the copy-paste move that you did on Momo Sissoko). – ugen64 05:19, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Internantional caps?

I'm finding it very difficult to find statistics for Sissoko's international career.

I find it very hard to believe that in the intervening years Sissoko hasn't played almost ever game possible, but many internet sources say that he's only had 5 caps. The BBC say 8. aLii 18:47, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Ok, well I've searched rsssf.com and found that he played in these games: 19 November 2003 friendly vs. morocco (perhaps his debut then)

2004 african cup of nations: kenya (scored 1), burkino faso, senegal, guinea, nigeria.

2004 friendly vs. tunisia

2004 world cup qualifying (for WC2006 I presume): liberia, zambia, senegal, togo.

2006 world cup qualifying: liberia

so that's at least 12, +4 games at the Olympics. Sadly rsssf doesn't have any detailed records on games played during 2005 and 2006, but I think it's safe to assume that his number of national caps far exceeds 5. aLii 19:08, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree, Momo has got to be their best player so he must have played more than 5.±±±± —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.219.190.241 (talkcontribs) 11:26, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Malian

You cannot list someone as Malian if they're not. What national team he played for does not determine nationality. My modification incorporates both his French citizenship and his Malian heritage. It is both a compromise and accurate. Accuracy is of utmost importance here.  OzLawyer / talk  21:43, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

I realize this is an old topic, but it needs to be addressed. Yes, he is French, but he also has Malian citizenship - he can't play for Mali otherwise. The current edit reads like this:
  • Mohamed Lamine Sissoko (born January 22, 1985 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France), often referred to as Momo Sissoko, is a French footballer of Malian descent, who currently plays in England for Liverpool F.C. as well as for the Mali national football team.
The "Malian descent" part seems to imply that he's not a Malian citizen. I propose the following edit:
  • Mohamed Lamine Sissoko (born January 22, 1985 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France), often referred to as Momo Sissoko, is a French-Malian footballer, who currently plays in England for Liverpool F.C. and the Mali national football team.
It's a bit awkward, but his birthplace is noted in parentheses and the circumstances for picking Mali are noted below, so I think it's fine. Ytny 16:01, 16 January 2007 (UTC)