Al Farouk de Tombouctou is a
football
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and
basketball
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club based in the Malian city of
Timbuktu
Timbuktu ( ; french: Tombouctou;
Koyra Chiini: ); tmh, label=Tuareg, script=Tfng, ⵜⵏⴱⴾⵜ, Tin Buqt a city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. The town is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrativ ...
.
Football
Al Farouk were promoted for the first time to the
Malian Premiere Division in September 2008, after winning the Division 2, group A tournament, based in their home city of Timbuktu. They had never previously played in the nation's top division, although they competed in the promotion championship in the 2003–2006 seasons.
Achievements
*
Malien second division
Malian may refer to:
* Malian, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran with the name
* Something of, from, or related to Mali, a country in West Africa
* Something of, from, or related to the Malians (Greek tribe)
The Malians ( grc, Μαλιε ...
: Group A champions (2008)
Basketball
Al Farouk has also fielded successful men's and women's basketball teams, with their men's team being invited to the Top Eight Malian championship in 2008.
Basket-ball, coupe du Mali : Al Farouk s'invite en quarts
l'Essor n°16267 du – 2008-08-22
Basket-ball, Top 8 : ORANGE-MALI HABILLE LES EQUIPES
l'Essor n°16272 du – 2008-08-28
Mali – La seconde phase du Championnat national, le Top 8 a débuté le Vendredi dernier
2008.
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20141221083223/http://www.footmali.com/ (Le football au Mali)
*Playoff results
From Rec sport soccer.
*Cup result
From Rec sport soccer.
Football clubs in Mali
Timbuktu
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