Born
1977-07-03
Intl. since
2003-01-01
Hometown
Lome
Country
Togo
Speaks
French, English
Occupation
IT
Hobbies
sport, internet
His official (and FIFA) name is Kokou Fagla, as he was born on a wednesday (Kokou in Ewe language), but his real Christian first name is Eric. He is a computer scientist from Lomé in Togo.
Fast start
He started refereeing in 1994 after having started as a football player, but he was too often on the bench so he started to referee and enjoyed it a lot. He made his way up from district to Ligue to federal to finally FIFA referee in 2003 only a year after he became a full central national referee.