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 FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 2005. The home arena of the team is the

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History

The ABC club was established in 1997 by members of the basketball section of the

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football club. In 2002, the team played in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup for the first time. In 2004, the first-ever

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was won. In 2005, ABC won the

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and was crowned African champions for the first time. In the final, ABC beat Angolan club Interclube 67–66. Stéphane Konaté 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 Stade Malien in the

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semi-finals and clinched their first-ever ticket to the

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(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

*Winners (1): 2005

In African competitions

(7 appearances) :: 2002 – 5th Place :: 2004 – ''Runners-up'' :: 2005 – Champions :: 2006 – 6th Place :: 2007 – 3rd Place ::

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– 8th Place ::

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

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– Second Round

Players

Current roster

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

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Notable players

* Stéphane Konaté * Abraham Sie

Head coaches

* Franck Sylva *

: (2023–present)

References

External links

Official websiteAbidjan Basket Club
on

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