Al Farouk de Tombouctou explained

Al Farouk de Tombouctou is a football and basketball club based in the Malian city of Timbuktu.

Football

Al Farouk were promoted for the first time to the Malian Premiere Division in September 2008, after winning the Division 2, group A tournament, based in their home city of Timbuktu. They had never previously played in the nation's top division, although they competed in the promotion championship in the 2003–2006 seasons.^[1]

Achievements

• Malien second division: Group A champions (2008)^[2]

Basketball

Al Farouk has also fielded successful men's and women's basketball teams, with their men's team being invited to the Top Eight Malian championship in 2008.^[3]

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20141221083223/http://www.footmali.com/ (Le football au Mali)
• Playoff results: 2003/2004/2005/2006 From Rec sport soccer.
• Cup result: 2008 From Rec sport soccer.

Notes and References

1. http://www.essor.gov.ml/cgi-bin/view_article.pl?id=13310 Tournoi de montée en DI : deux favoris et des outsiders aux dents longues
2. http://www.renouveau-malifoot.com/Actualite/306.html Championnat D2 : La Jeanne D’Arc et al. Farouk en L1
3. http://www.essor.gov.ml/cgi-bin/view_article.pl?id=19807 Basket-ball, coupe du Mali : Al Farouk s'invite en quarts