Nigelec BC
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| Nickname | Électriciens (Electricians) | ||
| Arena | Palais du 29 Juillet | ||
| Location | Niamey, Niger | ||
| Head coach | Amadou Karimou | ||
| Ownership | NIGELEC | ||
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Association Sportive Nigelec Basket Club, commonly known as Nigelec, is a basketball team based in Niamey, Niger. The team is owned by NIGELEC, a state-owned electric power generator company in the country. The team is nicknamed Électriciens (Electricians).[1]
Representing Niger, the team participated in the qualifying tournaments for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.[2] Under head coach Amadou Karimou, Nigelec successfully advanced from the Group Phase to the Elite 16 after ending in second place in Group B.[3]
Arena[]
Games of AS Nigelec, as for other basketball teams in Niger, are usually played at the Palais de 29 Juillet (Palace of 29 July).
Honours[]
Coupe Du Président De La République[1]
- Champions: 2019
In African competitions[]
BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)
- 2020 – Second Round
Players[]
Current roster[]
The following is the Nigelec roster in the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Notable players[]
- Abdoulaye Harouna (2019–2020)
References[]
- ^ a b "Ligue africaine de Basketball : L'AS/Nigelec renoue avec les compétitions internationales". Nigerdiaspora : Les Nouveles du Pays (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Nigelec Basket Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2020 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "AS Nigelec and ABC punch their tickets for the second Round of the BAL Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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