Abdel Kader Sylla Explained

Abdel Kader Sylla
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Number:13
Team:Hermine Nantes
League:LNB Pro B
Birth Date:10 April 1990
Birth Place:Victoria, Seychelles
Career Start:2009
Years1:2005–2006
Team1:Premium Cobras
Years2:2006–2007
Team2:Baya
Years3:2007–2013
Team3:SLUC Nancy
Years4:2013–2015
Team4:Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Years5:2015–2017
Team5:Orléans Loiret
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:AS Monaco
Years7:2018
Team7:JL Bourg
Years8:2018–2019
Team8:Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Years9:2019
Team9:Union Neuchâtel
Years10:2019–present
Team10:Hermine Nantes
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Abdel Kader Sylla (born 10 April 1990), is a Seychellois professional basketball player. He is known as being the first professional player from the Seychelles.[1] He currently plays for Hermine Nantes of the LNB Pro B.

Sylla joined Hermine Nantes in 2019 and averaged 5.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He re-signed with the team on 11 June 2020.[2]

He represented the Seychelles national basketball team on several occasions.[3] In 2022, he was invited to meet President Wavel Ramkalawan.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-07-22 . Seychelles: The President Receives Professional Basketball Player Abdel Sylla at State House . 2022-07-26 . African Business . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Burstert . Phlippe . Sylla re-signs at Nantes . Afrobasket . 14 September 2020 . 11 June 2020.
  3. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/10466/tid/359/_/2015_Afrobasket_/index.html Seychelles | 2015 FIBA Africa Championship for Men Qualifying Round