ABC Fighters

ABC Fighters
ABC Fighters
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 ; 20 Ivorian Leagues ; 12 Ivorian Cups; 2 Ivorian SuperCups
Website	www.abcciv.com
Home	Away

Last updated November 05, 2023

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 19 national championships won, and one continental FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 2005. The home arena of the team is the Palais des Sports de Treichville.

History

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.

Honours

Domestic

Ivorian Basketball Championship ^[1]

Champions (21): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023

Ivorian Cup

Champions (12): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

Ivorian SuperCup

Champions (2): 2005, 2006

International

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup

Winners (1): 2005

In African competitions

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (7 appearances)

2002 – 5th Place

2004 – Runners-up

2005 – Champions

2006 – 6th Place

2007 – 3rd Place

2012 – 8th Place

2014 – 11th Place

BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)

2020 – Second Round

Players

The ABC logo used until 2021

Current roster

As of 26 February 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
1	CIV	F	Mike Fofana
5	CIV	SF	Loukou Oka
8	CIV	F	Ismael Diarra
10	CIV	PG	Faman Abdallah Kone
11	CIV	G	Aristide Otto
12	CIV	F	Moussa Kone
15	CIV	SG	Stéphane Konaté (captain)
	SSD	F	Chudier Bile
	USA	PG	Alex Robinson
	NGA	C	Chris Obekpa
	NIG	SG	Abdoulaye Harouna

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.

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

Franck Sylva: (-2023)
Liz Mills: (2023)^[5]
Milutin Nikolić: (2023–present)^[6]

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References

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↑ "ABC - Abidjan Basket Club Fighters". Twitter. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ "Vision" (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ "Stephane spurs Abidjan Basket Club to BAL Season 3". FIBA.basketball. 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
↑ Sikubwabo, Damas (2022-12-02). "Liz Mills joins Ivory Coast's ABC ahead of BAL 2023". The New Times. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
↑ "Abidjan Basket Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-11-04.

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[history-1] 1 2 "Notre Histoire" (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[2] "ABC - Abidjan Basket Club Fighters". Twitter. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[3] "Vision" (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[4] "Stephane spurs Abidjan Basket Club to BAL Season 3". FIBA.basketball. 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

[5] Sikubwabo, Damas (2022-12-02). "Liz Mills joins Ivory Coast's ABC ahead of BAL 2023". The New Times. Retrieved 2022-12-04.

[6] "Abidjan Basket Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-11-04.

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