# ABC Fighters

Abidjan Basket Club Fighters, commonly known as ABC Fighters, is an Ivorian professional basketball club based in the city of Abidjan. Founded in 1997, the team is the most successful men teams in the country, with a record 22 national championships, and one continental FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 2005. The home arena of the team is the Palais des Sports de Treichville.

## History

The ABC club was established in 1997 by members of the basketball section of the Africa Sports d'Abidjan football club. In 2002, the team played in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup for the first time. In 2004, the first-ever Ivorian Basketball Championship was won.
In 2005, ABC won the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup and was crowned African champions for the first time. In the final, ABC beat Angolan club Interclube 67–66. Stéphane Konaté was named the competition's Most Valuable Player.
In 2021, the team was re-named from ABC to ABC Fighters. The team is nicknamed Dangôrôs, a term that designates in Malinké those who have earned the respect devolved to the elders.
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).
In the playoffs of the 2023 BAL season, ABC played against Petro de Luanda in the quarter-finals. They lost 88-84.
In September 2024, the Fighters signed Karim Mané, the first former NBA player to sign with the team.

## Honours
### Domestic

Ivorian Basketball Championship
* Champions (22): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Ivorian Cup
* Champions (12): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Ivorian SuperCup
* Champions (2): 2005, 2006

### International

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
* Winners (1): 2005

## In African competitions

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (7 appearances)
BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)
       2020 – Second Round

### BAL season by season

| Season | League | Conference | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Post-season | Head coach | Captain |
| Season | League | Conference | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win % | Post-season | Head coach | Captain |
| ABC Fighters ||||||||||
| 2023 | BAL | Sahara | 4th | 3 | 2 | .600 | Lost quarterfinals (Petro de Luanda, 84–88) | Liz Mills | Stéphane Konaté |
| Season record | Season record | Season record | Season record | 3 | 2 | .600 | | | |
| Playoffs record | Playoffs record | Playoffs record | Playoffs record | 0 | 1 | .000 | | | |

## Players
### Current roster

    As of 26 February 2023.
Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player |
| 1 | F | CIV | Mike Fofana |
| 5 | SF | CIV | Loukou Oka |
| 8 | F | CIV | Ismael Diarra |
| 10 | PG | CIV | Faman Abdallah Kone |
| 11 | G | CIV | Aristide Otto |
| 12 | F | CIV | Moussa Kone |
| 15 | SG | CIV | Stéphane Konaté (captain) |
| | F | SSD | Chudier Bile |
| | PG | USA | Alex Robinson |
| | C | NGA | Chris Obekpa |
| | SG | NIG | Abdoulaye Harouna |
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 nationalities not displayed.
* Criteria
* To appear in this section a player must have either:
* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
* Stéphane Konaté
* Abraham Sie

## Head coaches

* Franck Sylva: (-2023)
* Liz Mills: (2023)
* Milutin Nikolić: (2023–present)