The pictures above show Papa Bouba Diop during the 2008 F.A. Cup final against
Cardiff City
at Wembley Stadium. Pompey won the match 1-0 to win the
famous old trophy
for the first time since way back in 1939.
He died in Paris on Sunday 29th. November 2020 aged 42, following a long illness.
It was reported he had Charcot–Marie–Tooth (a type of muscular dystrophy) disease
and ALS (motor neurone disease).
PORTSMOUTH 1: 0 CARDIFF CITY (1: 0) Kanu (37). (17.05.08, Wembley Stadium, Att: 89,874)
Portsmouth:
David James, Glen Johnson, Sol Campbell, Sylvain Distin, Hermann Hreidarsson, John Utaka (David Nugent 69m),
Pedro Mendes (Pape Bouba Diop 78m), Lassana Diarra, Sulley Muntari, Niko Kranjcar, Kanu (Milan Baros 87m)
Cardiff City:
Peter Enckelman, Kevin McNaughton, Roger Johnson, Glenn Loovens, Tony Capaldi, Joe Ledley,
Gavin Rae (Trevor Sinclair 86m), Stephen McPhail, Peter Whittingham (Aaron Ramsey 61m), Paul Parry,
Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink (Steven Thompson 70m)
Referee: Mike Dean.
Senior career.
Years Team Games Goals
1996–1999 ASC Diaraf
1999–2000 Vevey
2000–2001 Neuchâtel Xamax 19 (4)
2001–2002 Grasshoppers 29 (5)
2002–2004 Lens 47 (6)
2004–2007 Fulham 76 (8)
2007–2010 Portsmouth 53 (0)
2010–2011 AEK Athens 19 (1)
2011–2012 West Ham United 16 (1)
2012–2013 Birmingham City 2 (1)