Former Mali international Sebe Coulibaly is successfully navigating life after football by launching a platform dedicated to women’s sport. In an interview with CAFOnline.com, she shares how she anticipated her post-career journey to continue making an impact on African sport.
At 32, Sebe Coulibaly represents a smooth and forward-thinking transition, avoiding the uncertainty many athletes face after retirement. As early as 2018, following an Africa Cup of Nations campaign, she began planning her future while still playing. Embracing the “dual career” philosophy, she developed her association and her app, Ladies Squad, designed to help women access sport despite busy schedules, limited facilities, or lack of teams. “Football built me,” she explains, highlighting values like respect, teamwork, and community—principles she now applies in her entrepreneurial journey.
Today, Ladies Squad goes beyond a simple app, offering a space for connection, inclusion, and shared passion among women in sport. The initiative addresses real barriers by creating opportunities to play, meet, and thrive. Still active on the pitch through futsal, Coulibaly continues to channel her competitive spirit into a broader mission: advancing women’s sport across Africa. Her story reflects a growing wave of African athletes turning experience into long-term impact beyond the game.