Africa Sports d'Abidjan

Africa Sports d'Abidjan is a multi-sports club based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Africa Sports

Full name	Africa Sports d'Abidjan
Nickname(s)	Les Aiglons (The Young Eagles)^[1] Les Oyé
Founded	1947; 76 years ago (1947)
Ground	Stade Robert Champroux Abidjan
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Kuyo Tea Narcisse
Manager	Mohamed Hage Ait-Hida
League	Ligue 2
2022-2023	Ligue 2, third of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded in 1947^[2] by Sery Mogador.^{[citation needed]}

Sports

The club fields teams in the sports of track and field, handball, basketball, and association football. Of these, the football team is the most prominent. They play at the Stade Champroux. The club is currently^[when?] playing in the Ligue 2.^{[citation needed]}

Association football

Africa Sports are the joint-most successful Association football club in the Côte d'Ivoire, together with ASEC Mimosas.^{[citation needed]}

On 6 December 1992, they became the first club in the Ivory Coast to win the African Cup Winners Cup, after beating Vital'O FC.^{[citation needed]}

Logos

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  1948–06

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  2007–12 Logo

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  2012– Present Logo

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 9 appearances

1997 – Second round 2000 – Group stage/Semi-finals 2004 – Group stage

2005 – Second round 2006 – Preliminary round 2008 – First round

2009 – First round 2010 – First round 2012 – First round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 12 appearances

1968 – disqualified in First round 1969 – First round 1972 – Second round 1978 – Second round

1979 – Second round 1983 – First round 1984 – First round 1986 – Finalist

1987 – Quarter-finals 1988 – Quarter-finals 1989 – First round 1990 – Second round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2011 – withdrew in First round

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1995 – First round

2001 – Semi-finals

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 7 appearances

1980 – Finalist 1982 – Quarter-finals 1992 – Champion

1993 – Finalist 1998 – Semi-finals 1999 – Champion

2003 – Quarter-Finals

Squad

As of 13 October 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   CIV Ruben Yélo — GK   CIV El Hadje Danté — DF   CIV Eric Koukoa — DF   CIV Sékou Soumahoro — DF   BEN Appolinaire Danvidé — DF   CIV Mouhamed Koné — DF   CIV Charles Mayéré — MF   SEN Lamine N'Diaye — MF   CIV Richard Kouakou — MF   CIV Idrissa Ogodjo — MF   CIV Yann Zébré

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   CIV Wilfried Gneba — MF   BFA Soumaïla Belem — MF   CIV Serge Kouakou — MF   CIV Stephane Iani — MF   CIV Djedjed Landry — FW   CIV Foba Stevens Koffi — FW   CIV Fabius Dosso — FW   MLI El Hadji Salim Bah — FW   NGA Chikezie Alozie — FW   CIV Louis Abrogoua — FW   CIV Vierra Traoré

Honours

• Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division: 18

1956, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011.

• Côte d'Ivoire Cup: 17

1961, 1962, 1964, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2009, 2015, 2017.

• Coupe Houphouët-Boigny: 11

1979 ,1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2015.

• African Cup Winners' Cup: 2

1992, 1999.

• CAF Super Cup: 1

1992.

• West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 3

1985, 1986, 1991.

• French West African Cup: 1

1958.

References

1. "#594 – Africa Sports : les Aiglons" (in French). Footnickname. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
2. . ligue1-ci.com (in French). 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

• Official website