Wilfrid Aka
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Wilfrid Aka is a French-born Côte d'Ivoire
an basketball player currently playing for Paris-Levallois Basket
. He is also a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team
.
Aka has spent his entire career playing for teams in the French Ligue Nationale de Basketball
. Aka joined his most recent team, Paris-Levallois Basket
, before the 2008-09 season. He helped the team, which had just suffered relegation the year before, return to the top-tier of French basketball by winning the B Division of the League. He averaged 2.3 points per game and saw action in 26 games off the bench for the team. He returned to the team for the 2009-10 season.
Aka competed as a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team for the first time at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship. He saw action in all nine games for the Ivorians, who won the silver medal to qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship
.
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...
an basketball player currently playing for Paris-Levallois Basket
Paris-Levallois Basket
Paris-Levallois Basket is a French professional basketball club from the Paris area. It was founded in 2007 with the merger of Paris Basket Racing, from the city of Paris, and Levallois Sporting Club Basket, from the nearby commune of Levallois-Perret...
. He is also a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team
Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team
The Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Côte d'Ivoire in international competition. The team competes regularly in the African Championship....
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Aka has spent his entire career playing for teams in the French Ligue Nationale de Basketball
Ligue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
. Aka joined his most recent team, Paris-Levallois Basket
Paris-Levallois Basket
Paris-Levallois Basket is a French professional basketball club from the Paris area. It was founded in 2007 with the merger of Paris Basket Racing, from the city of Paris, and Levallois Sporting Club Basket, from the nearby commune of Levallois-Perret...
, before the 2008-09 season. He helped the team, which had just suffered relegation the year before, return to the top-tier of French basketball by winning the B Division of the League. He averaged 2.3 points per game and saw action in 26 games off the bench for the team. He returned to the team for the 2009-10 season.
Aka competed as a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team for the first time at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship. He saw action in all nine games for the Ivorians, who won the silver medal to qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
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