Manga Basket-Ball, also known as Manga BB or simply Manga, is a Gabonese

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club based in

Moanda Moanda is one of the largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogooué. It is also one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world, under the auspices of the ''Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué'' (COMILOG), which began ...

. The club has been active internationally representing Gabon in the FIBA Africa Basketball League. The team is founded and sponsored by

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mining company

Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué The Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué, or COMILOG, is a manganese mining and processing company based in Moanda, Gabon. It is a subsidiary of the French metallurgical group Eramet. The company is the world's second largest producer of manganese ore. ...

(COMILOG). The club name is derived from

, which is the chemical element the company mines.

Honours

Gabonese Cup: 1 :2019

In international competitions

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup *

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– 6th Place *

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– 7th Place BAL Qualifiers *

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– second round

References

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External links

Manga BB Fans Club
on

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Basketball teams in Gabon Road to BAL teams