ABC Fighters

ABC Fighters
ABC Fighters
Nickname	Les Dangôrôs
Leagues	Ivorian Basketball Championship
Founded	1998
History	Abidjan Basket Club; 1988–2021; ABC Fighters; 2021–present
Arena	Palais des Sports de Treichville
Capacity	3,500
Location	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
President	Boubakari Touré
Head coach	Franck Sylva
Championships	1 FIBA Africa Cup; 19 Ivorian Leagues; 12 Ivorian Cups; 2 Ivorian SuperCups
Website	www.abcciv.com
Home	Away

Abidjan Basket Club Fighters, commonly known as ABC Fighters, is an Ivorian basketball club based in the city of Abidjan. Founded in 1998, the team is the most successful men teams in the country, with 19 national championships won, and one FIBA Africa Cup in 2005. Home arena of the team is the Palais des Sports de Treichville.

History[]

The ABC club was established in 1998 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]

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Ivorian Basketball Championship^[1]

Champions (19): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020

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[]

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

Abidjan Basket Club roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name
G	5	(I)
PG	6
PG	6
G	9
G	10	Sie, Abraham
F	11
G	12
F	13
SG	15	Konaté, Stéphane
F	16
SG	18

Head coach

Bamory Coulibaly

Assistant coach(es)

Kouakou Kouame

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Roster

Updated: 26 November 2019

Notable players[]

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

showCriteria
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.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Notre Histoire" (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "https://twitter.com/abc_fighters". Twitter. Retrieved 27 June 2021. External link in |title= (help)
^ "Vision" (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.

External links[]

[history-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Notre Histoire" (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[2] "https://twitter.com/abc_fighters". Twitter. Retrieved 27 June 2021. External link in |title= (help)

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

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