Lafont was born in Ouagadougou , the capital of Burkina Faso , to a French father and Burkinabe mother . His parents separated when he was nine years old and Lafont moved to France to live with his father in Herault . His mother remained in Burkina Faso , where she later became a Member of Parliament for the People 's Movement for Progress in the Burkina Faso National Assembly . Lafont comes from a sporting family . His maternal grandfather played football for ten years and later served as president of Ouagadougou Shooting Star while his mother was a member of the national handball team . His father also played tennis . In January 2016 , relatives of Lafont were among the 30 people killed in the Ouagadougou attacks when a group of armed gunmen opened fire in a '' Cappuccino '' restaurant
Ouagadougou attacks
2016 Ouagadougou attacks
Alban Lafont