Born in the
Republic of Upper Volta, Natama began playing football with local side
ÉF Ouagadougou. He joined
Egyptian Premier League side
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club before moving to Belgium in 2001, where he signed a contract with
Belgian Pro League side
Westerlo. Natama was selected to play for the
Burkina Faso national team which would compete in the
2004 African Nations Cup finals in Tunisia, but was injured in a pre-tournament friendly against Guinea in Marseille, France. The injury left him in a coma for two weeks and with
left-side paralysis that ended his football playing career. ==Death==