BC Espoir Fukash

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Espoir Fukash
Espoir Fukash logo
LeagueBasketball Africa League
Ligue Provinciale de Kinshasa
Founded2019
LocationKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
PresidentSuzy Kashiama Kafutshi
Head coachRaven Mwimba
Championships1 Ligue de Kinshasa
1 Coupe du Congo

BC Espoir Fukash is a Congolese basketball team based in Kinshasa. The team plays in the Ligue Provinciale de Kinshasa, as well as in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the 2022 season. The team has won their regional league one time in 2021 and have won the Congolese Cup in 2021.

History[]

Created in 2019, Espoir reached the final of the Ligue Provinciale de Kinshasa for the first time in 2020. However, the team lost to BC Terreur.[1] The following season, the team won their first regional championship. In October 2021, Espoir Fukash won the Congolese Cup, their first national trophy in club history.[2] As such, they qualified for the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[3] They won their first international game, on 30 October 2021, over Tondema with 102–49.[4] On December 15, Espoir qualified for the 2022 BAL season after eliminating Mali's AS Police in the semi-finals, winning after overtime.[5] As such, the team becomes the first club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to play in the BAL.

Honours[]

  • Winners (1): 2021

Ligue Provinciale de Kinshasa

  • Champions (1): 2021[6]
  • Runner-up: 2020

Players[]

Main category: BC Espoir Fukash players

Current roster[]

The following is the Espoir Fukash roster for the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.

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

Espoir Fukash roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 20 – (2001-09-07)7 September 2001
PG 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 20 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001
PG 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 21 – (2000-07-06)6 July 2000
SG 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1990-05-20)20 May 1990
F 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 20 – (2001-05-17)17 May 2001
F 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1993-02-15)15 February 1993
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 32 – (1989-10-02)2 October 1989
PF 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1995-01-26)26 January 1995
C 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mutomb Mbav, Arsene 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1987-08-09)9 August 1987
F 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo Fula Nganga, Rolly 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1993-02-02)2 February 1993
17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 18 – (2003-07-01)1 July 2003
18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27 – (1995-01-03)3 January 1995
Head coach
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Raven Mwimba
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 16, 2021

References[]

  1. ^ "Basket – LIPROBAKIN : Première finale pour l'ASB Espoir Fukash !". Eventsrdc.com (in French). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Basketball/38ème Coupe du Congo : Espoir Fukash et CNSS sacrés champions". Actualite.cd (in French). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ^ Ndour, Papa Lamine. "BAL : BC Espoir Fukash remplace BC Mazembe pour la RD Congo". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Espoir Fukash run riot, thump Tondema in BAL qualifier". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Espoir Fukash beat AS Police in overtime, qualify to BAL 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ "mediacongo.net - Actualités - LIPROBAKIN : BC Espoir Fukash champion de Kinshasa". www.mediacongo.net. Retrieved 31 October 2021.


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