Naon Charles Somé
Naon Charles Martin Somé (* around 1929 in Zodoun , Upper Volta , today Burkina Faso ) is a former football official and referee from the West African state of Burkina Faso.
Somé was born around 1929 in Zodoun , a village in what is now the province of Ioba ( Sud-Ouest region ), and spent part of his school days in Senegal at the École normal William-Ponty in Dakar . As a member of ASF Bobo-Dioulasso , he founded the Organization du sport à l'école primaire (OSEP) and became a referee when each club had to elect a member. During his time as a referee between 1965 and 1966, he was the first international referee in the country to lead a qualifying match between Senegal and Guinea as well as games in the Africa Cup.
After the national football association, Fédération voltaïque de football (FVF), was dissolved by the government in 1965 , he was appointed president of the association against his will as the successor to Adrien Tapsoba . However, he only held this post until January 3, 1966, the day when President Maurice Yaméogo was overthrown .
Somé, who worked as a school councilor, was awarded a national order of merit, but waived another award because of the effort required.
He is married and has seven children, one of whom died before him.
Web links
- Article about Somé at Football 226 (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bassirou Sanogo: La Longue Marche du football burkinabè. Survol historique 1935–1998. Sidwaya, Ouagadougou 1998
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Somé, Naon Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Somé, Naon Charles Martin; Nagnon Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burkinabe football official and referee |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zodoun , Upper Volta |