FAP Basketball
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| Nickname | Les Lions (The Lions) | ||
| Leagues | BAL Elite Messieurs | ||
| Arena | Palais polyvalent des sports de Yaoundé | ||
| Capacity | 5,263[1] | ||
| Location | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Head coach | Gilles Kouamo | ||
| Ownership | Cameroon Armed Forces | ||
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Forces Armées et Police Basketball, better known as FAP Basketball or simply FAP, is a basketball team based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It is the basketball team of the Cameroonian armed forces and police. The team plays in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the Elite Messieurs.
History
In November 2019, FAP entered the qualifying tournaments for the newly established Basketball Africa League (BAL), representing Cameroon as runners-up because champions Condor BC refused its invitation.[2] After a good first round run, FAP played even better in the second round. After beating ABC in the semi-finals, FAP qualified for the first edition of the BAL.[3]
Honours
- Elite Messieurs
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Players
Current roster
The following is the FAP roster for the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments:[4]
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References
- ^ https://latitude.to/articles-by-country/cm/cameroon/365228/yaounde-multipurpose-sports-complex
- ^ "Eliminatoires Basketball Africa League : FAP affute ses armes pour le second tour". 6 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "GSP, FAP qualify to the regular season of Basketball Africa League 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "FAP Basketball at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2020 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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