Abidine Sakande


Abidine Sakande is an English cricketer who played for Sussex County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm medium bowler who also bats right-handed.
Sakande was born in Chester to a father who had immigrated from Burkina Faso. He was educated at Ardingly College and St John's College, Oxford. Sakande made his first-class debut for Oxford University Cricket Club in the University Match in 2014. He spent the 2016–17 off-season playing club cricket in New Zealand.
Sakande declined Sussex's offer of a contract extension in 2019, and left the club at the end of the season.
Sakande joined Leicestershire during the 2021 season playing three County Championship matches.