Tunisian newspaper Al-Sabah confirmed that JS Kabylie Malian defender Idrissa Coulibaly has officially signed a 2-year contract with Libyan side Ahly Tripoli.

“Tunisian teams Esperance Sportive and Club African were in talks with the Malian defender to land him in January, while he preferred the Libyan offer” read a quote in the Tunisian newspaper     

The 23-year old joined JS Kabylie in January 2008 as he helped the Algerian team to win the National League.

On December 14, 2010, Coulibaly was chosen as the Best Foreign Player in the Algerian league in 2010 season due to his outstanding performance with JS Kabylie in the African champions League.