Ange Lebahi

Ange Dahou Lebahi is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for National First Division club Jomo Cosmos, where he is captain.

Club career African Warriors Lebahi made his debut for National First Division team African Warriors on 21 October 2012, starting in an away match against Black Aces. He scored his first goal for the club on 16 December 2012, helping African Warriors to a 1–1 draw against Stellenbosch.

Lebahi was promoted to club captain for the 2013–14 season. He led the Warriors during their impressive 2013-14 Nedbank Cup run, which saw them knocked out by Maritzburg United after extra time in the quarter-finals.

The 2014–15 campaign saw Lebahi's most productive season yet in terms of goal-scoring, finding the net four times and being voted the club's player of the season.

Jomo Cosmos On 20 July 2016, it was announced that Lebahi had joined newly relegated side Jomo Cosmos. He debuted for the club on 10 September in a 1–1 away draw against Black Leopards. A contractual dispute with Cape Town All Stars, whom Lebahi had reportedly signed a pre-contract with prior to joining Cosmos, kept the Ivorian out of action for over a month after his debut. A court date was set for 29 September, but no representatives from the All Stars were present, and Lebahi was made available for selection again. Lebahi was sent off after receiving a second yellow card against Thanda Royal Zulu on 27 November.

Lebahi suffered yet another setback at the start of the 2017–18 campaign, becoming ineligible to play for the first two months of the season due to an expired work permit. Cosmos managed a third-place finish in 2017–18, with Lebahi scoring once, but they missed out on promotion through the play-offs.

Lebahi was announced as the new club captain ahead of the 2018–19 season, replacing former captain Thato Lingwati who had moved to Bloemfontein Celtic. He scored a penalty in Cosmos' 4–0 victory against already-relegated Witbank Spurs on the final day of the season, a crucial result in their narrow escape from relegation.

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