Salif Nogo

Salif Nogo (born 1 January 1986) is a Burkinabé-French former professional footballer who played as a centre back. After starting his career at US Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, Nogo arrived in Romania in 2006 to play for Oțelul Galați. He then spent the next 16 years competing in all tiers of Romanian football, from Liga I to Liga IV, with clubs from almost every historical region of the country. In the following season, Nogo appeared regularly for the team, scoring his first league goal when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over FC Vaslui. In the 2007–08 season, he scored the winning goal in the 2–1 victory against Universitatea Cluj. He also made his debut in European competitions, helping the club win the 2007 Intertoto Cup after they eliminated Slavija Istočno Sarajevo and Trabzonspor during the campaign. Subsequently, Oțelul qualified to the UEFA Cup second round, where they were defeated 3–1 on aggregate by Lokomotiv Sofia.

Troyes In 2008, Nogo signed with French Ligue 2 team, Troyes. However, he did not play for them, making appearances only for the club's fifth-tier satellite team. In March 2010, Nogo came back to first league football, joining Politehnica Iași. For the 2010–11 season he went to play for Astra Ploiești. On 14 May 2012, Nogo made his last top-division appearance in Astra's 2–1 away victory against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț which helped his side avoid relegation, totaling 72 appearances with two goals in the competition. Afterwards he went to play for various teams in the Romanian lower leagues until his retirement in 2022. Subsequently, he played in two losses to South Africa and Cape Verde in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.

Honours US Ouagadougou Coupe du Faso: 2005 Oțelul Galați Intertoto Cup: 2007 Lotus Băile Felix Liga IV: 2018–19