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US Gorée
ArenaMarius Ndiaye Stadium,
Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal
Championships6 Senegalese Division I
Websitehttp://www.unionsportivegoreenne.com

Union Sportive Gorée is a basketball club based in Gorée Island east of the city centre of Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese basketball. Their home arena is Marius Ndiaye Stadium in Dakar. The team president is Augustin Senghor. The club has six championship titles.[1]

Its logo features a light-blue coloured shield (the color of the bay) with the island coat-of-arms in the middle.

Uniform

Its uniform has nearly the same colors to the football (soccer) club.

History

The basketball team was created in the 1960s and was one of the second sports department established. The club were the first participants in the national championships at the time only one division, the club was the first national champion. Gorée was the fourth club to have two titles in 1985. Gorée won back to back in 1991. Their fifth was in 2000 and their sixth and recent was in 2003.

Arena

The team plays at Marius Ndiaye Stadium in the subdivision of Sicap Liberté II in Dakar. Teams based in the city that play in the arena include AS Douanes, Dakar Rapids and Sibac.[2]

Honours

1971, 1985, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2003

See also

References

  1. ^ Website of US Gorée Template:Fr icon
  2. ^ "Information on the Structure". World Stadiums. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
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