Karounga Keïta (1941 – 5 March 2023) was a Malian football official, coach and player in France and Mali, and president of one of Mali's two largest club sides Djoliba AC.
[1] Keïta played for former Bamako football club Sport Afrique in the late 1950s.
When Mali gained independence, the football leagues were reorganised, and Sport Afrique was merged with Foyer du Soudan to form Djoliba AC.
Keïta played with the new club from their creation in 1960 to 1962, when he traveled to France to pursue a law degree from the University of Bordeaux.
He remained as a striker in the French top flight until 1969, making appearances for the Malian National team.