Affandi Aboudou
Affandi Aboudou is a Seychellois footballer who plays as a defender for La Passe FC and the Seychelles national [football team|Seychelles national team].
He is the twin brother of fellow footballer Assad Aboudou.
Club career
In November 2019, while a member of La Passe FC of the Seychelles First Division, Aboudou traveled to Germany for a two-week training stint with VfL Lohbrügge of the Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa. He was joined on the trip by his twin brother, Assad, and Achille Esther.In September 2021 it was announced that Affandi and Assad had traveled to Portugal for a three-month trial with C.D. Trofense of the Liga [Portugal 2]. During this time the players were evaluated by the club and others from within and outside of the country. He returned to Portugal for a second stint in January 2022 and went on to appear in U19 league matches with the club.
Later in 2022 Aboudou returned to La Passé FC and participated in the 2022–23 CAF Champions League with the club.
International career
In April 2018 Aboudou was part of the Seychelles football team that competed at the Indian Ocean Youth and Sports Commission Games in Djibouti. In July of that year, he was part of the Seychelles squad that competed in the 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship. He scored one goal in the tournament, coming in a 3–8 opening-match defeat to Namibia.He made his senior international debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Comoros. He earned his second cap three days later against Burundi. On 27 September 2023, Aboudou scored against Madagascar in 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.