Abidjan Basket Club Fighters, commonly known as ABC Fighters, is an Ivorian

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club based in the city of

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. Founded in 1997, the team is the most successful men teams in the country, with 19

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won, and one continental

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in 2005. The home arena of the team is the

Palais des Sports de Treichville Palais des Sports de Treichville is an indoor sporting arena located in Treichville, Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, whi ...

History

The ABC club was established in 1997 by members of the basketball section of the Africa Sports d'Abidjan football club. In 2002, the team played in the

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for the first time. In 2004, the first-ever

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was won. In

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, ABC won the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup and was crowned African champions for the first time. In the final, ABC beat Angolan club Interclube 67–66.

Stéphane Konaté Kinidinnin Stéphane Konaté Sornan (born 23 August 1980) is an Ivorian basketball player for the ABC Fighters and . He is nicknamed "El Jefe" ("The Chef"). Professional career Konaté started his professional career with Africa Sports in 2002, w ...

was named the competition's Most Valuable Player. In 2021, the team was re-named from ABC to ABC Fighters. The team is nicknamed ''Dangôrôs'', a term that designates in Malinké those who have earned the respect devolved to the elders. On 18 November 2022, ABC defeated

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in the

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semi-finals and clinched their first-ever ticket to the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Honours

Domestic

*Champions (20): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022 Ivorian Cup *Champions (12): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 Ivorian SuperCup *Champions (2): 2005, 2006

International

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup *Winners (1):

In African competitions

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (7 appearances) ::

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

– 5th Place ::

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

– ''Runners-up'' ::

– Champions ::

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– 6th Place ::

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

– 3rd Place ::

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

– 8th Place ::

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

– 11th Place BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance) ::

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– Second Round

Players

Current roster

:''As of 30 January 2023.'' Head coach: Liz Mills

Notable players

* Abraham Sie

Head coaches

* Franck Sylva * Liz Mills: (2023–present)

References

External links

Official websiteAbidjan Basket Club
on

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