| ABC Fighters | |||
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| 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 | 1FIBA Africa Cup 22Ivorian Leagues 12 Ivorian Cups 2 Ivorian SuperCups | ||
Abidjan Basket Club Fighters, commonly known asABC Fighters, is an Ivorian professionalbasketball club based in the city ofAbidjan. Founded in 1997, the team is the most successful men teams in the country, with a record 22national championships, and one continentalFIBA Africa Champions Cup in 2005. The home arena of the team is thePalais des Sports de Treichville.
The ABC club was established in 1997 by members of the basketball section of theAfrica Sports d'Abidjan football club.[1] In 2002, the team played in theFIBA Africa Club Champions Cup for the first time. In 2004, the first-everIvorian Basketball Championship was won.
In2005, ABC won theFIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup and was crowned African champions for the first time. In the final, ABC beat Angolan clubInterclube 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 nicknamedDangôrôs, a term that designates in Malinké those who have earned the respect devolved to the elders.[3]
On 18 November 2022, ABC defeatedStade Malien in theRoad to BAL semi-finals and clinched their first-ever ticket to theBasketball Africa League (BAL).[4]
In theplayoffs of the2023 BAL season, ABC played againstPetro de Luanda in the quarter-finals. They lost 88-84.
In September 2024, the Fighters signedKarim Mané, the first formerNBA player to sign with the team.[5]
Ivorian Basketball Championship[1]
Ivorian Cup
Ivorian SuperCup
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (7 appearances)
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BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)
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| 2023 | BAL | Sahara | 4th | 3 | 2 | .600 | Lost quarterfinals (Petro de Luanda, 84–88) | Liz Mills | Stéphane Konaté | |
| Season record | 3 | 2 | .600 | |||||||
| Playoffs record | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||||||
Note: Flags indicatenational team, as has been defined underFIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.
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Head coach:
Liz Mills
For the 2023 BAL Playoffs the team signed Kenyan forwardTylor Ongwae, Tunisian PGOmar Abada and Guinean centre Ousmane Drame.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Franck Sylva: (-2023)Liz Mills: (2023)[7]
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