Africa Sports d'Abidjan

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.

Africa Sports
Full nameAfrica Sports d'Abidjan
Nickname(s)Les Aiglons (The Young Eagles)
Les Oyé (The Listeners)
Founded1947 (1947)
GroundStade Robert Champroux
Abidjan
Capacity10,000
ChairmanAlexis Vagba
ManagerJean-Christophe Gratecap
LeagueLigue 1
2019–20Ligue 1, 10th of 14
WebsiteClub website

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
2011 – withdrew in First round
1995 – First round
2001 – Semi-finals

Current 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
1956, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011.
1961, 1962, 1964, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2009, 2015, 2017.
1979 ,1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2015.
1992, 1999.
1992.
1985, 1986, 1991.
1958.

Sponsors
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