ABC Fighters | |||
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Nickname | Les Dangôrôs | ||
Leagues | Ivorian Basketball Championship Basketball Africa League | ||
Founded | 1997 | ||
History | Abidjan Basket Club 1997–2021 ABC Fighters 2021–present | ||
Arena | Palais des Sports de Treichville | ||
Capacity | 3,500 | ||
Location | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
Team colors | Red, White, Orange | ||
President | Boubakari Touré | ||
Head coach | Milutin Nikolić | ||
Championships | 1 FIBA Africa Cup 22 Ivorian Leagues 12 Ivorian Cups 2 Ivorian SuperCups | ||
Website | www | ||
Abidjan Basket Club Fighters, commonly known as ABC Fighters, is an Ivorian basketball club based in the city of Abidjan. Founded in 1997, the team is the most successful men teams in the country, with a record 22 national championships, and one continental FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 2005. The home arena of the team is the Palais des Sports de Treichville.
The ABC club was established in 1997 by members of the basketball section of the Africa Sports d'Abidjan football club. [1] In 2002, the team played in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup for the first time. In 2004, the first-ever Ivorian Basketball Championship was won.
In 2005, 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 was named the competition's Most Valuable Player.
In 2021, the team was re-named from ABC to ABC Fighters. [2] The team is nicknamed Dangôrôs, a term that designates in Malinké those who have earned the respect devolved to the elders. [3]
On 18 November 2022, ABC defeated Stade Malien in the Road to BAL semi-finals and clinched their first-ever ticket to the Basketball Africa League (BAL). [4]
In the playoffs of the 2023 Basketball Africa League ABC played against Petro de Luanda in the quarter finals. They lost 88-84.
Ivorian Basketball Championship [1]
Ivorian Cup
Ivorian SuperCup
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (7 appearances)
BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)
Season | League | Conference | Regular season | Post-season | Head coach | Captain | ||||
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2023 | BAL | Sahara | 4th | 3 | 2 | .600 | Lost quarterfinals (Petro de Luanda, 84–88) | Liz Mills | Stéphane Konaté | |
Season record | 3 | 2 | .600 | |||||||
Playoffs record | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.
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Head coach: Liz Mills
For the 2023 BAL Playoffs the team signed Kenyan forward Tylor Ongwae, Tunisian PG Omar Abada and Guinean centre Ousmane Drame.
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