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]
| Nigelec | |||
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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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Representing Niger, the team participated in the Road to BAL in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 tournaments.[2] Under head coach Amadou Karimou, they reached the second round Elite 16 twice, despite never qualifying for the main tournament.[3]
Arena
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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
editCoupe du Président de la République[1]
- Champions: 2019
Performance in the Road to BAL
edit| Competition | Season | Coach | Won | Lost | Win % | Final stage | Top scorer |
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| Road to BAL | 2021 | Amadou Karimou | 3 | 4 | .429 | Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage | Abdoulaye Harouna (24.3) |
| 2022[4] | 2 | 2 | .500 | Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage | Timothy Kwaor (19.0) | ||
| 2023[5] | 0 | 3 | .000 | Eliminated in first round | Not recorded | ||
| 2024 | Withdrew participation[6] | ||||||
| Totals | 5 | 9 | .357 | — | |||
Players
edit2022 roster
editThe following was the Nigelec BC roster in the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
edit- Abdoulaye Harouna (2019–2020)
References
edit- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Nigelec Basket Club at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ "Nigelec Basket Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ "Nigelec and Roche-Bois pull out of First Round of Road to BAL". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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