Maghreb De Fes (basketball)
Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès, commonly known as Maghreb de Fes or MAS Fes, is a Moroccan professional basketball team located in Fes. The team competes in the Division Excellence. Home games are played in the Salle 11 Janvier (11 January Hall), which was constructed in 2004 and holds 3,000 places. The club has won five Moroccan championships, seven Moroccan cups and one African continental championship, in 1998. Honours FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup *Champions (1): 1998 Division Excellence *Champions (5): 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2007 *Runners-up (5): 2000, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2017 Moroccan Throne Cup *Champions (7): 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008 *Runners-up (10): 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2018 Players 2020–21 roster * El Houari Bassim * Masrouri Omar * Moujahid El Mehdi * Sekkat Hassan * Oumalek Hicham * Bouabid Ismail * Atik Youness * Filali Ayoub * Azouaw Otmane * Azzouzi Zakariae * Achouri Ayoub * Serrhini Zakar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Division Excellence
The Division Excellence (DEX-H) is the top professional basketball league in Morocco. Founded in 1957, the league currently consists of 16 teams. The league is administered by the Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation (FRMBB). The current defending champions are AS Salé, who have won the league seven seasons in a row. Current clubs The following 16 teams play in the Division Excellence during the 2020–21 season: Champions The following is a list of all the Moroccan top-tier division champions (numbers in brackets denote the title number of the team): * 1935: RU Casablanca (1) * 1936: RU Casablanca (2) * 1937: RU Casablanca (3) * From 1938 to 1940: No competition played * 1941: RU Casablanca (4) * 1942: RU Casablanca (5) * From 1943 to 1944: No competition played * 1945: US Fès (1) * 1946: B.U.S (1) * 1947: OC Khouribga (1) * 1948: OC Khouribga (2) * 1949: OC Khouribga (3) * 1950: A.S.P.T.T (1) * 1951: A.S.P.T.T (2) * 1952: US Marocaine (1) * 1953: US Marocaine ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fes, Morocco
Fez or Fes (; ar, فاس, fās; zgh, ⴼⵉⵣⴰⵣ, fizaz; french: Fès) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 million according to the 2014 census. Located to the north west of the Atlas Mountains, Fez is linked to several important cities of different regions; it is from Tangier to the northwest, from Casablanca, from Rabat to the west, and from Marrakesh to the southwest. It is surrounded by hills and the old city is centered around the Fez River (''Oued Fes'') flowing from west to east. Fez was founded under Idrisid rule during the 8th-9th centuries CE. It initially consisted of two autonomous and competing settlements. Successive waves of mainly Arab immigrants from Ifriqiya (Tunisia) and al-Andalus (Spain/Portugal) in the early 9th century gave the nascent city its Arab character. After the downfall of the Idrisid dynasty, other empires ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hugues Occansey
Hugues Occansey (born 18 December 1966 in Moyeuvre-Grande, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...) is a French basketball player who played 83 times for the men's French national basketball team between 1985 and 1995.http://www.ffbb.com/dtn/historique/fichier.php?id_jou=&nom=OCCANSEY%20&prenom=Hugues sports reference Retrieved 21 July 2011 References 1966 births Living people People from Moyeuvre-Grande French men's basketball players French expatriate basketball people in Greece French expatriate basketball people in Spain Limoges CSP coaches Liga ACB players Limoges CSP players Montpellier Paillade Basket players Peristeri B.C. players SIG Strasbourg players Valencia Basket players Sportspeople from Moselle (department) Small forwards ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIBA Africa Basketball League
The FIBA Africa Basketball League (formerly named the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the leagues of the African countries. The league was replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL) from 2020. History The competition was founded in 1971. A year later, in 1972, Hit Trésor SC won the inaugural championship. For the first 33 years in existence, it was a biennial league. From 2004, the ACC was held yearly. Notable players who have played in the competition are Serge Ibaka and Bismack Biyombo, who both went on to play in the United States' National Basketball Association (NBA). In February 2019, FIBA Africa announced the reformulation of the league, expanding it from 12 to 16 teams. The name of the tournament was changed to "FIBA Africa Basketball League", or "FIBA AfroLeague". FIBA has in the past announced plans to expand the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Moroccan Throne Cup (basketball)
The Moroccan Throne Cup (in French: Coupe du Trône) is the national cup competition for professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ... teams in Morocco. The competition was established in 1957. AS Salé holds the record for most cups won with 11. Champions Performance by club References {{Division Excellence Basketball competitions in Morocco ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south. Mauritania lies to the south of Western Sahara. Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. It spans an area of or , with a population of roughly 37 million. Its official and predominant religion is Islam, and the official languages are Arabic and Berber; the Moroccan dialect of Arabic and French are also widely spoken. Moroccan identity and culture is a mix of Arab, Berber, and European cultures. Its capital is Rabat, while its largest city is Casablanca. In a region inhabited since the Paleolithic Era over 300,000 years ago, the first Moroccan s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1998 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 1998 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (16th edition), is an international basketball tournament held in Fes, Morocco from December 4 to 6, 1998. The tournament was contested by 4 clubs in a round robin system. The tournament was won by MAS Fez from Morocco, with Gezira SC from Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ..., as the defending champion. Participating teams Squads Schedule :''Times given below are in UTC.'' Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Final standings All Tournament Team See also * 1999 FIBA Africa Championship References External links * * {{FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup 1998 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship 1998 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship 1998 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The FIBA Africa Basketball League (formerly named the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the leagues of the African countries. The league was replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL) from 2020. History The competition was founded in 1971. A year later, in 1972, Hit Trésor SC won the inaugural championship. For the first 33 years in existence, it was a biennial league. From 2004, the ACC was held yearly. Notable players who have played in the competition are Serge Ibaka and Bismack Biyombo, who both went on to play in the United States' National Basketball Association (NBA). In February 2019, FIBA Africa announced the reformulation of the league, expanding it from 12 to 16 teams. The name of the tournament was changed to "FIBA Africa Basketball League", or "FIBA AfroLeague". FIBA has in the past announced plans to expand the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ayoub Achouri
Ayoub is the Arabic name of the biblical figure Job (biblical figure), Job. Ayoub or Ayyoub or Ayub or Ayoob and other variants is also a given name and a surname. Eyüp is the Turkish variant of the same name. Ejub is the Bosnian variant of the same name. Given name Ayoub *Ayoub Abdellaoui (born 1993), Algerian footballer *Ayoub Azzi (born 1989), Algerian footballer *Ayoub Baninosrat, Iranian wrestler *Ayoub Barzani, Kurdish writer and critic *Ayoub Boukhari (born 1997), Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent *Ayoub El Jamal (born 1992), Moroccan director and filmmaker *Ayoub El Kaabi (born 1993), Moroccan footballer *Ayoub Latrèche (born 1989), Algerian footballer *Ayoub Odisho (born 1960), Iraqi Assyrian footballer *Ayoub Ouadrassi (born 1991), Moroccan footballer *Ayoub Al-Mas (born 1978), Emirati swimmer *Ayoub Mousavi (born 1995), Iranian weightlifter *Ayoub Murshid Ali Saleh, Yemeni citizen held in extrajudicial detention in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jimmy Williams (basketball Player)
Jimmy Deandre Deshon Williams (born May 25, 1986) is an American-born Togolese professional basketball player. He currently plays for Abidjan Azur. Professional career In May 2021, Williams signed with Abidjan Azur in Ivory Coast. National team career Williams represented Togo’s national basketball team at the AfroBasket 2011 in Antananarivo, Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ..., where he was Togo’s top scorer. FIBA.com, accessed 18 Se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kayode Ayeni
Kayode Olatukombo Ayeni (born 27 July 1987) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the MAS Fes club of the Nationale 1, the first division of professional basketball in Morocco. Before he joined MAS Fes, he played for the Al Wakrah club of the Qatari Basketball League The Qatari Basketball League () is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. The first official season took place in 1981/82. There is a second divisi .... Gulf Times, 07 December 2016. Accessed 30 July 2017. References External links [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |