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Abidjan Basket Club Fighters, commonly known as ABC Fighters, is an Ivorian
History
The ABC club was established in 1997 by members of the basketball section of the
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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
- Winners (1): 2005
In African competitions
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (7 appearances)
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BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)
- 2020– Second Round
Players
Current roster
- As of 26 February 2023.
Note: Flags indicate nationality.
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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.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Head coaches
- Franck Sylva: (-2023)
- Liz Mills: (2023)[5]
- Milutin Nikolić: (2023–present)[6]
References
- ^ a b "Notre Histoire" (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "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.