Association Sportive des Forces Armées Nigériennes or simply AS FAN is a
Niger
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Nigerien Armed Forces
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The larges ...
(the FAN). They play at the stade du camp Bagagi Iya, a small stadium in one of Niamey's military bases, although larger matches are played at the
Niger Premier League
The Super Ligue, formerly known as Ligue 1, is the top division of football in Niger. There are 14 teams competing in the league, which operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Ligue Nationale.
The league began in 1966, with Sec ...
) only twice: in 1971 and 1975.
The club has reached the
Coupe Nationale of Niger
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final only once: defeating Liberté FC 3–1 on 3 August 1995. From this win they qualified for the 1996 Coupe de l'Union des fédérations de football ouest-africaines (
UFOA Cup
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). Reaching the final on 8 December 1996, ASFAN defeated
East End Lions
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from
Freetown
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,
Sierra Leone
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, making them the only Nigerien football club to have won an international competition.
In 2009 they played in the
Niger Premier League
The Super Ligue, formerly known as Ligue 1, is the top division of football in Niger. There are 14 teams competing in the league, which operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Ligue Nationale.
The league began in 1966, with Sec ...
. They have entered the top national league every year since 2001, when they were one of fourteen clubs to boycott the championship over the relegation of
Zumunta AC
Zumunta AC is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché.
Achievements
*Niger Premier League: 3
::1985, 1988, 1993
*Niger Cup: 1
::1994
Performance in CAF competitions
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. In 2004 the championship was canceled.
Notable former players include Mâazou Ouwo, transferred in January 2008 to
Sporting Lokeren
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in Belgium, who in 2009 moved to CSKA Moscow. ASFAN reportedly received 327 million FCFA for 2008 transfer fees.
In late 2008, they were chosen to compete in the 2009 African Confederation Cup in place of AS Police, who won both the Cup and League in 2008. As no system was previously in place, the
Nigerien Football Federation
The Nigerien Football Federation (FENIFOOT) (french: Fédération Nigerienne de Football) is the governing body of football in Niger. It organizes the national football league and the national team.
History
The FENIFOOT was founded in 1961, and af ...
Niger Premier League
The Super Ligue, formerly known as Ligue 1, is the top division of football in Niger. There are 14 teams competing in the league, which operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Ligue Nationale.
The league began in 1966, with Sec ...
: 5
::1971, 1975, 2010, 2016, 2017.
*
Niger Cup
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: 3
::1995, 2009, 2010.
*
Niger Super Cup
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: 1
::1996.
Performance in CAF competitions
*
CAF Champions League
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: 3 appearances
::
2011
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– Preliminary round
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2017
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– Preliminary round
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2018
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– ''In progress''
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CAF Confederation Cup
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: 2 appearances
::
2009
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– Preliminary round
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2010
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