Abidjan is the largest city and the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. It also is one of the most populous French-speaking cities in Africa.
Kinidinnin Stéphane Konaté Sornan is an Ivorian basketball player for the ABC Fighters and Ivory Coast. He is nicknamed "El Jefe".
AfroBasket 2011 was the 26th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake is the berth allocated to Africa in the 2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Côte d'Ivoire, with games to be played in Abidjan. However, in 2011 Madagascar was chosen as host replacement due to a political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.
Ohouo Guy Landry Edi is an Ivorian-French basketball player for the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.
The Ivory Coast national under-17 football team, nicknamed Les petit Éléphants, represents Ivory Coast in international football at an under-17 level and is controlled by the Ivorian Football Federation. The team's first appearance on the world stage was in 1987 at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Canada where they achieved third place after a 2-1 extra time victory over Italy in the third place playoff.
AfroBasket 2013 was the 27th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Ivory Coast from August 20 to 31, all games were played at the Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan.
The Bangui Basketball Leagueis a semi-professional basketball league in Bangui, Central African Republic. It is the highest level basketball league in the country, as the national federation organises no national league.
The Ivory Coast women's national basketball team is the national team representing Ivory Coast in basketball competitions for women. It is administered by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball.
Omar Abada is a Tunisian professional basketball player who last played for the ABC Fighters of the Syrian Basketball League. Abada also plays for the Tunisia national basketball team.
Jean Thierry Lazare Amani is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Belgian First Division A club Union Saint-Gilloise, and the Ivory Coast national team as a central midfielder.
Yoli Eudes Paul Bahin is an Ivorian professional basketball player. He currently plays for ASFAR of the Moroccan Nationale 1 basketball league.
The Elite Messieurs, also known as Cameroon Basketball League, is the premier basketball league for clubs in Cameroon. The league consisted out of 8 teams in the 2022–23 season.
The Ligue 1 is the premier basketball competition for clubs in Mali. The league consist out of ten teams. The current defending champions are Stade Malien, who won the 2022 title.
Louis Cyrille Jean Benoît She, better known as Abraham Sie, was an Ivorian basketball player. During his career he played for the Ivory Coast national basketball team.
Société Omnisports de l'Armée, commonly known as SOA, is an Ivorian basketball club based in Yamoussoukro. The team competes in the Ivorian Basketball Championship and was founded in 1932. The basketball section is a part of the same-named multi sports club.
Liz Mills is an Australian basketball coach who has coached elite level men's club, national university and national men's basketball teams in Africa since 2011, Mills is currently the head coach of ABC Fighters of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Lehlogonolo "Hlogi"Sechaba Tholo is a South African basketball player for Cape Town Tigers and the South Africa national basketball team.
The African People's Party – Côte d'Ivoire is an Ivorian political party founded in 2021 in the wake of the return to Côte d'Ivoire of former President Laurent Gbagbo, who preferred creating this new formation rather than trying to retake the position of head of the party which he had created in 1982 with his wife Simone Gbagbo, the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI).
Events in the year 2022 in Ivory Coast.
Gilles Privat N'Guessan is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Arta/Solar7 in the Djibouti Premier League as a defender.
