Africa Sports d'Abidjan

Africa Sports
Full name	Africa Sports d'Abidjan
Nickname(s)	Les Aiglons (The Young Eagles); Les Oyé (The Listeners)
Founded	1947
Ground	Stade Robert Champroux; Abidjan
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Alexis Vagba
Manager	Jean-Christophe Gratecap
League	Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1
2018–19	6th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Africa Sports d'Abidjan is an Ivorian multi-sports club founded in 1947 and based in Abidjan. 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 Houphouet-Boigny.

Association football

Africa Sports are the joint-most successful Association football club in the Côte d'Ivoire, together with ASEC Mimosas. On 6 December 1992, they became the first club in the Côte d'Ivoire to win the African Cup Winners Cup after beating Vital'O FC.

Logos

1948–06
2007–12 Logo
2012– 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

Current squad

As of 11 May 2018

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

No.	Position	Player
3	FW	Michael Anwuli
4	DF	Giles Privat
6	MF	Seydou Nacanaba
10	MF	Parfait Guiagon
11	FW	Bakari Diallo
12	FW	Mamadou Diomandé
13	FW	Thomas Gonazo
14	MF	Lamine N'Diaye
15	DF	Richard Kouakou
16	GK	Idrissa Ogodjo
17	DF	Yann Zébré

No.	Position	Player
18	FW	Ousmane Diallo
19	MF	Stevens Koffi
20	MF	Emmanuel Inagohi
21	DF	Olivier Kouakou
22	GK	Hortalin Zadi
23	DF	Aubin Kouamé
25	DF	Richmond Opoku
26	FW	Kwame Bekoe
27	DF	Séraphin Aka
28	MF	Mory Cissoko

Honours

Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division: 17

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.

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