Anicet Oura: Bursaspor linked with move for Simba SCs Ivorian winger amid contract uncertainty

Cote d’Ivoire left winger Anicet Oura, 26, who currently plays for Tanzanian club Simba SC, is being linked with a move to Turkish 1. Lig side Bursaspor.

The Ivorians situation in Dar es Salaam is attracting attention because his contract details at Simba are not listed and his Transfermarkt valuation with the club is recorded as 0 as of 25 February 2026, prompting speculation he could effectively be available as a free agent. The reported probability of a move is unclear, with the rumour currently graded as ? on 5 July 2026.

Oura only joined Simba in January 2026 from Finnish side IF Gnistan in a standard transfer and has been used predominantly on the left wing, cutting in from the flank onto his right foot. Standing at 1.85m, he fits the profile of a physically strong wide attacker often favoured in the Turkish second tier.

Before arriving in Tanzania, Oura had a notably itinerant career. After emerging in his homeland with Africa Sports, he moved to Armenia with FC Lori Vanadzor in 2019 and later spent time on loan at FC Masis. A spell without a club in early 2021 preceded a return to Cote dIvoire with ASEC Mimosas, before he headed to South African top-flight side Stellenbosch FC in August 2023.

In 2024 he was loaned to Qatari outfit Muaither SC, then returned to Stellenbosch the following June, subsequently joining Gnistan in Finland in August 2025 and switching again to Simba five months later. Across that period his market value climbed from 25,000 at Lori in 2019 to a peak of 550,000 at Stellenbosch in June 2024, before declining to 200,000 at Gnistan and then to a listed 0 after his move to Simba.

No recent competitive match details for Simba involving Oura are recorded in the supplied data, so it is unclear how prominently he has featured in 2026.

With his contractual status at Simba undefined and no fee indicated in current reports, any move to Bursaspor would likely hinge on whether the Ivorian can negotiate an exit as a free agent, a scenario that would offer the Turkish club a low-risk opportunity and give Oura another cross-continental step in an already wide-ranging career.