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Nickname: | Électriciens (Electricians) |
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Arena: | Palais du 29 Juillet |
Location: | Niamey, Niger |
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Coach: | Amadou Karimou |
Ownership: | NIGELEC |
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Association Sportive Nigelec Basket Club, commonly known as Nigelec, is a basketball team based in Niamey, Niger. The team is owned by NIGELEC, a state-owned electric power generator company in the country. The team is nicknamed Électriciens (Electricians).[1]
Representing Niger, the team participated in the Road to BAL in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 tournaments.[2] Under head coach Amadou Karimou, they reached the second round Elite 16 twice, despite never qualifying for the main tournament.[3]
Games of AS Nigelec, as for other basketball teams in Niger, are usually played at the Palais de 29 Juillet (Palace of 29 July).
Coupe du Président de la République[1]
Competition | Season | Coach | Won | Lost | Win % | Final stage | Top scorer | |
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Road to BAL | 2021 | Amadou Karimou | 3 | 4 | Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage | Abdoulaye Harouna (24.3) | ||
2022[4] | 2 | 2 | Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage | Timothy Kwaor (19.0) | ||||
2023[5] | 0 | 3 | Eliminated in first round | Not recorded | ||||
2024 | Withdrew participation[6] | |||||||
Totals | 5 | 9 | — |
The following was the Nigelec BC roster in the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.