Africa Sports National is an Ivorian

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Abidjan

Abidjan

Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...

. It was founded in 1948. They play at the Stade Houphouet-Boigny.

Africa Sports National is the most successful club in Côte d'Ivoire together with ASEC Mimosas

ASEC Mimosas

The Académie Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ASEC Mimosas Abidjan and ASEC Abidjan, especially in international club competitions. Founded in 1948, they are the most successful side in Ivorian football, having won...

.On December 6, 1992 it is the first club in Ivory Coast to win African Cup Winners Cup after beating the final club Vital'O.

Miézan Pascal was the most prominent and loyal player of the club after Kallé Bially.

Current squad

Honours

• Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division
  Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division
  The Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division is the top division of the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. it was created in 1960.- Côte d'Ivoire Season 2011 :-2010 season: 1.ASEC Mimosas 26 13 9 4 41-14 48 Champions...
  
  : 17

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

• Côte d'Ivoire Cup
  Côte d'Ivoire Cup
  The Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football, in English Côte d'Ivoire Cup or Ivory Coast Cup, is the top knockout tournament in Ivorian football. It was created in 1960.-Winners:Previous winners are:-References:...
  
  : 15

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

• Coupe Houphouët-Boigny
  Coupe Houphouët-Boigny
  The Coupe Houphouët-Boigny is a match competition in Ivory Coast football, played between the Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division champions and the Côte d'Ivoire Cup winners....
  
  : 10

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

• African Cup Winners' Cup
  African Cup Winners' Cup
  The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederations Cup...
  
  : 2

1992, 1999

• CAF Super Cup
  CAF Super Cup
  The CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football...
  
  : 1

1992

• West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 3

1985, 1986, 1991

• French West African Cup
  French West African Cup
  The French West African Cup or Coupe d'Afrique Occidentale Française was a football tournament between clubs of the former French Western African territories....
  
  : 1

1958

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League
  CAF Champions League
  The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
  
  : 8 appearances

1997

CAF Champions League 1997

The 1997 CAF Champions League was the 33rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 1st edition under the current CAF Champions League format...

 - Second Round

2000 - Group Stage

2004 - Group Stage

2005

CAF Champions League 2005

The CAF Champions League 2005 started on 29 January 2005 with a preliminary round. The two legs of the final were played on 28 October and 12 November, with Egypt's Al-Ahly coming out as 3-0 aggregate winners.-Preliminary Round:...

 - Second Round

2006

CAF Champions League 2006

The CAF Champions League 2006 started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. The second leg of the final was played in Tunisia on the 11th of November. Al-Ahly won the tournament for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutreika....

 - Preliminary Round

2008

CAF Champions League 2008

The CAF Champions League 2008 was the 12th running of the CAF Champions League competition. Al-Ahly of Egypt achieved an unprecented 6th Champions League cup by winning 4-2 on aggregate against Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon .-Preliminary round:...

 - First Round

2009

CAF Champions League 2009

The 2009 CAF Champions League is the 45th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 13th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...

 - First Round

2010 - Still Playing

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 12 appearances

1968

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968 was the 4th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - disqualified in First Round

1969

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1969

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1969 was the 5th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - First Round

1972

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972 was the 8th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - Second Round

1978

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1978

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1978 was the 14th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - Second Round

1979

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1979

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1979 was the 15th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - Second Round

1983

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1983

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1983 was the 19th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - First Round

1984

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1984

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1984 was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - First Round

1986

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1986

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1986 was the 22nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - Finalist

1987

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1987

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1987 was the 23rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - Quarter-Finals

1988

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988 was the 23rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - Quarter-Finals

1989

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1989

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1989 was the 24th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - First Round

1990

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1990

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1990 was the 25th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - Second Round

• CAF Confederation Cup
  CAF Confederation Cup
  The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
  
  : 1 appearance

2011

2011 CAF Confederation Cup

The 2011 CAF Confederation Cup is the 8th edition of the Confederation Cup organized by the Confederation of African Football . The winners will play in the 2012 CAF Super Cup.-Association team allocation:...

 - withdrew in First Round

• CAF Cup
  CAF Cup
  The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
  
  : 2 appearances

1995 - First Round

2001

2001 CAF Cup

The 2001 CAF Cup was the 10th edition of the CAF Cup, the African continental club competition for runners up of the respective domestic leagues. It was won by Algerian team JS Kabylie who beat Étoile Sportive du Sahel of Tunisia on the away goals rule in the final, after the two teams finished...

 - 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

Sponsors

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Famous players

Seydou Traoré

Seydou Traoré

Seydou Traoré is a former Burkinabé footballer.-Career:The striker played for FC Bressuire, Qatar SC, Al-Ain and Al-Qadisiya.-International career:...

 Joseph-Antoine Bell

Joseph-Antoine Bell

Joseph-Antoine Bell, sometimes referred to as JoJo Bell is a former Cameroonian international football goalkeeper, one of the best African goalkeepers of all time...

 Emmanuel Kenmogne

Emmanuel Kenmogne

Emmanuel Kenmogne is a football striker from Cameroon who plays for Olympiakos Nicosia, previously he played for Royal Antwerp FC in the Belgian Second Division.- Career :...

 Rémi Adiko

Rémi Adiko

Rémi Marcel Adiko is an Ivorian footballer who is currently playing for Al-Merreikh SC in the sudan Premier League.-Club:* Winner of Arab Champions League twice with ES Sétif in 2007 and 2008...

 Oussou Konan Anicet

Oussou Konan Anicet

Oussou Konan Anicet Harian Maxmalon is an Ivory Coast footballer currently playing for AS Marsa.- Career :He started his career in homeland club Africa Sports, before moving in 2008 to Tunisia to Espérance Sportive de Tunis, he subscribed for five years...

 Patrice Lago Bailly Sékou Bamba

Sékou Bamba

Sékou Bamba de Karamoko was an Ivorian professional football midfielder who played for several clubs in Africa and Europe.-Club career:...

 Yacouba Bamba

Yacouba Bamba

Yacouba Bamba is an Ivorian footballer. He currently plays for the Yuksak Liqa club FK Khazar Lenkoran as a striker.-External links:**...

 Anderson Bankole Angoua Brou Benjamin

Angoua Brou Benjamin

Brou Benjamin Angoua is an Ivorian association football player who plays for French club Valenciennes in Ligue 1. He is equally adept at playing as either a defensive midfielder or a central defender.- Club career:...

 Lacina Dao Serge Die

Serge Dié

Serge Dié is an Ivorian footballer.-Career:He was born in a family of 9 children and he very fast faced a terrible tragedy, the death of his father, André DIE, at the young age of 14 years old....

 Ali Doumouya Olivier Ottro Gnakabi Arsene Hobou Abdul Kader Keïta

Abdul Kader Keïta

Abdel-Kader Keïta is an Ivorian professional football player. Keïta plays as a winger for Al-Sadd in the Qatar Stars League and the Cote d'Ivoire national football team....

 Fadel Keïta

Fadel Keïta

Amidou Fadel Keïta is an Ivorian football striker.- Career :He left the Ivorian capital Abidjan on Monday 4th Septembre 2000 for Istanbul. As a player, he is a hybrid between Djibril Cissé and Patrick M'Boma. He has been twice the best goal scorer of The Ivory Coast Championship...

Losseni Komara Yacouba Komara Ibrahim Koné

Ibrahim Koné

Ibrahim Koné is an Ivorian football goalkeeper currently playing for French Ligue 1 side US Boulogne.-Career:...

 Tiassé Koné

Tiassé Koné

Tiassé Koné is an ivorian international football goalkeeper currently playing for Issia Wazi.-Career:...

 Narcisse Téa Kouyo (aka Cercueil ('coffin')) Gnéto Kpassagnon Serge-Alain Liri Edgar Loué

Edgar Loué

Edgard Gnoleba Loué is an Ivorian footballer currently playing for AS Gàbes.-Career:Born in Abidjan, Loué started his career in homeland club Africa Sports, before joining Moroccan side Raja Casablanca. He had a spell in Algeria with MO Constantine in the second division. Then he returned to...

 Rufin Biagné Lué Serge Alain Maguy Jonas Meyer Pascal Miézan

Pascal Miézan

Pascal Miézan Aka was a Côte d'Ivoire international football player.-Career:Miézan spent most of his career playing for Abidjan side Africa Sports...

 Séry Mogador Georges Lignon Nagueu Macaire Obou Ahmed Ouattara
Jean Michaël Seri

Jean Michaël Seri

Jean Michaël Seri is an Ivorian football player who currently plays for ASEC Mimosas.- Career :Seri began his career with Africa Sports In December 2010, he transferred to ASEC Mimosas and scored his first goal for his new club in the Coupe Félix Houphouët-Boignyon 9 January 2010.-References:...

 Jean-Jacques Tizié Ahmed Toure

Ahmed Toure

Ahmed Touré is an Ivorian footballer, who currently plays for Ghana Premier League outfit Asante Kotoko.- Career :...

 Eugene Beugré Yago Kwame Ayew

Kwame Ayew

Kwame Ayew is a retired Ghanaian footballer who played as a striker.During nearly 20 years, in played professionally in six countries, mainly in Portugal, where he appeared for four teams in the 90's.-Club career:...

 George Weah

George Weah

George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is a Liberian humanitarian and politician, and an ex-footballer. He ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting...

 Stephen Keshi

Stephen Keshi

Stephen Okechukwu Keshi is a former football defender from Nigeria.-Playing career:An important player for Nigeria, Keshi was captain of the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and played in five different African Nations Cup tournaments, helping to win the 1994 African Nations Cup.His last club was...

 Anthony Nwaigwe Gabriel Okolosi Thompson Oliha

Thompson Oliha

Thompson Oliha is a retired Nigerian professional football midfielder who played for clubs in Africa and Europe during an injury-shortened career.-Club career:...

 Ishola Shuaibu Rashidi Yekini Ishmael Dyfan Brima Mazolla Kamora Kossi Agassa

Kossi Agassa

-International career:With over 50 caps for Togo he is one of his country's most experienced players, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup as the first-choice goalkeeper. Coming out of the group stage he had the most saves of any keeper with 36...

 Franck Atsou

Franck Atsou

Edem Komlan Franck Atsou is a Togolese football player who currently plays for Esteghlal Ahvaz in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:...

 Peter Kaumba

Famous trainers

Ibrahim Sunday

Ibrahim Sunday

Ibrahim Sunday is a former Ghanaian football player and coach.-Playing career:Sunday started his career playing for local club Kumasi Asante Kotoko, of which he became the captain. In 1970, he and his club won the African Cup of Champions, predecessor of the CAF Champions League, the first...

 Yeo Martial

Yeo Martial

Yeo Martial is an Ivorian football manager. He managed the Côte d'Ivoire national team to the 1992 African Cup of Nations and after a stint managing Africa Sports and the Niger national team, he returned to the Côte d'Ivoire set up at Technical Director in 2004.Martial also runs his own football...

 Francesco Moriero

Francesco Moriero

Francesco "Checco" Moriero is a retired Italian association football player turned manager.-Playing career:A right winger, Moriero played for several clubs, including US Lecce, Cagliari, AS Roma, Inter Milan and SSC Napoli....

 Salvatore Antonio Nobile

Salvatore Antonio Nobile

Salvatore Antonio Nobile is an Italian former football player and manager, who last managed Ivorian side Africa Sports National....

 François Zahoui

François Zahoui

François Zahoui is former footballer from Ivory Coast, currently serving as the coach of the Ivory Coast national football team....

  Christian Zermatten

• Gianni Bortoletto
• Mamadou Kéita
  Mamadou Keita
  Mamadou Keita is a sabre fencer from Senegal.He participated in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and finished there in 29th place. He won in the tableau of 64 match versus Satoshi Ogawa , then lost in the round of 32 versus Rares Dumitrescu ....