Narcisse Kiswensia Bambara (born 23 June 1989) is a Burkinabé former footballer who played as a left-back.
Bambara was born on 23 June 1989 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and began playing senior-level football in 2011 at local club ÃÂtoile Filante.
In 2012, he joined Romanian side Concordia Chiajna, making his Liga I debut under coach Ilie Stan on 15 September 2012 in a 3âÂÂ1 away win over Gaz Metan MediaÃÂ. He scored his only goal in the league on 17 May 2013 when he opened the score with a six-meter header in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against CFR Cluj. For the 2014âÂÂ15 season, Bambara went to play for Universitatea Cluj with whom he reached the 2015 Cupa României final where coach Adrian Falub sent him in the 56th minute to replace Petar Jovanoviàin the eventual 3âÂÂ0 loss to Steaua BucureÃÂti. In his three seasons spent in Romania, Bambara amassed a total of 67 Liga I games with one goal scored.
In 2015, Bambara went back to his country at RC Kadiogo with whom he won the 2015âÂÂ16 Burkinabé Premier League. Subsequently, he went to play two seasons for the club where he started his career, ÃÂtoile Filante.
In March 2018, he returned to Europe, joining Moldovan National Division club SperanÃÂa Nisporeni, and made his league debut under coach Cristian Efros on 1 April in a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Zaria BÃÂlÃÂi. After playing seven games for Nisporeni, Bambara went to play for the second half of the season at Zimbru ChiÃÂinÃÂu where he made eight appearances.
In 2019, Bambara returned to ÃÂtoile Filante for a third time. After one year he moved for a second spell at RC Kadiogo. There, in the 2021âÂÂ22 season he won the Burkinabé Premier League title, playing nine games in the campaign, retiring afterwards.
Bambara played 16 games for Burkina Faso, making his debut on 26 May 2012 under coach Paul Put in a 2âÂÂ2 friendly draw against Benin. His following appearance was 4âÂÂ0 win over Niger during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Afterwards, Bambara played five matches in the successful 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Coach Put selected him to be part of the squad that went to the final tournament, playing only in a 2âÂÂ0 loss to Gabon, as the team failed to progress from their group. Bambara's last two games for The Stallions were a 1âÂÂ0 away loss to Botswana during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and a 2âÂÂ2 draw against Ghana in the 2018 African Nations Championship qualifiers.
Universitatea Cluj
RC Kadiogo