His main role on the pitch is Midfield. His stronger foot is Right.

His latest transfer saw him join AS Douanes (Ouagadougou) from Salitas Football School via on 2024-07-09.

Over 3 appearances in the CAF African Nations Championship 2024-2025, Kalifa Nikièma contributed 0 goals and 0 assists, completed 4 key passes from 62 total passes, and posted a passing accuracy of 16.7.