Ibrahim Gnanou

Gnanou in the jersey of Alania (2010)

Ibrahim Gnanou ( born November 8, 1986 in Ouagadougou ) is a football player from the West African nation of Burkina Faso.

He began his career with ASFA Yennenga Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso's capital and moved from there to Moldova to Sheriff Tiraspol. From there he was sent in 2008 to the Danish club FC Midtjylland and 2009 Alania Vladikavkaz in Russia's second league. At the end of season promotion to the Premjer league, but from which took place after a season of re descent. 2011 was Gnanou with Alania in the finals of the Russian Cup competition, in which they lost CSKA Moscow 1-2. His crew brought it into being the feat to have achieved up to the final a single goal in all previous games was assured by after a 0-0 penalty shoot the next round.

Gnanou plays since 2005, in Burkina Faso national football team. In 2010 he was at the African Cup of Nations in the squad by national coach Paulo Duarte.