Daouda is a given name. Notable people with the name include:SurnameAbdou Daouda, member of the National Assembly of Niger and government Minister Kamilou Daouda, Nigerien footballer Kassaly Daouda, Nigerien footballer Mariko Daouda, Ivorian footballerGiven nameDaouda Badarou, Beninese politician Daouda Compaoré, Burkinabé football player David Daouda Coulibaly, Malian football player Daouda Diakité, Burkinabé football goalkeeper Daouda Diémé, Senegalese footballer Daouda Jabi, Guinean footballer Daouda Kanté, Malian football (soccer) defender Daouda Karaboué, French handball player, Olympic gold medallist Daouda Marté, Nigerien politician Daouda Sow (boxer), amateur boxer from France Daouda Sow (politician) (1933–2009), Senegalese politician and legislator Daouda Malam Wanké (1946–2004), military and political leader in Niger