Mohamed Tchapi Zougrana (born 29 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Born in Ivory Coast, Zougrana represents the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career In March 2023, his agent Nasser Diallo announced that the Egyptian giants Al Ahly were interested in signing Mohamed Zougrana. However, no official offers were been sent. On July 19, 2023, Mohamed Zougrana signed up with MC Alger for a period of four years. The amount of the transfer was estimated at 200,000 euros according to some sources. After his good performance at the beginning of the season, the MC Alger administration announced the renewal of his contract for another season until 2028. On May 17, 2024, Zougrana scored the winning goal in the Algiers Derby, helping Mouloudia win the Ligue 1 title four rounds before the end.
International career Mohamed Zougrana was in the group of the local Ivorian selection which participated in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) organized in Algeria. Zoungrana will keep memories of this competition, more or less bad. The midfielder received a red card in the second match against the DR Congo. Absent during the Elephants' victory against Uganda on the third round, Zougrana made his return against Algeria in the quarter-finals. A meeting which ultimately ended in a defeat at the last minute. Zougrana a native of Abidjan, the former ASEC Mimosas player is nevertheless of Burkinabe origin and is eligible to represent Burkina Faso national team. Zougrana has not yet commented on this subject.
On March 1, 2025, Mohamed Zougrana has been called up for the first time in his career by the Burkina Faso squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau. The former Ivorian youth international's request to change his sporting nationality was approved by FIFA and since Zugrana is of Burkinabe origin, he could have chosen another national team. Burkina Faso's former coach, Hubert Velud, had also insisted to the Burkinabe federation to speed up the process of obtaining his sporting nationality. During his time with the Ivorian national team, Zougrana only made three appearances for local Ivory Coast.
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 21 March 2025 Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco 3–0 4–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. 8 October 2025 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville, Liberia 1–0 1–0
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsASEC Mimosas2021–22Ligue 1 Ivory Coast——8Three appearances in CAF Champions League, five appearances in CAF Confederation Cup0—802022–23——15Four appearances in CAF Champions League, eleven appearances in CAF Confederation Cup0—150Total——230—230MC Alger2023–24Ligue 1 Algeria20251——2532024–25140106All appearance(s) in Champions League01All appearances in Algerian Super Cup0220Total342616010473Career total3426129010703
Honours Club ASEC Mimosas Ligue 1 Ivory Coast: 2022, 2023 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire: 2023
MC Alger Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2023–24 Algerian Super Cup: 2024
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