ASFAN
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ASFAN is a Niger
ien football
club based in Niamey
and operated by the Nigerien Armed Forces (the FAN). They play at the stade du camp Bagagi Iya, a small stadium in one of Niamey's military bases, although larger matches are played at the stade Général Seyni Kountché. Their current club president is Army Lieutenant Colonel Djibrilla Hima Hamidou (called Colonel "Pélé").
) only twice: in 1971 and 1975.
The club has reached the Coupe Nationale of Niger final only once: defeating Liberté FC 3-1 on 3 August 1995. From this win they qualified for the 1996 Coupe de l'Union des fédérations de football ouest-africaines (UFOA Cup). Reaching the final on 8 December 1996, ASFAN defeated East End Lions
from Freetown
, Sierra Leone
, making them the only Nigerien football club to have won an international competition.
In 2009 they played in the Niger Premier League
. They have entered the top national league every year since 2001, when they were one of fourteen clubs to boycott the championship over the relegation of Zumunta AC
. In 2004 the championship was canceled.
Notable former players include Mâazou Ouwo, transferred in January 2008 to Sporting Lokeren in Belgium, who in 2009 moved to CSKA Moscow. ASFAN reportedly received 327 million FCFA for 2008 transfer fees.
In late 2008, they were chosen to compete in the 2009 African Confederation Cup in place of AS Police
, who won both the Cup and League in 2008. As no system was previously in place, FENIFOOT chose 2008 League runners up ASFAN over Akokana Arlit, 2008 Cup finalists.
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
ien football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Niamey
Niamey
-Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city...
and operated by the Nigerien Armed Forces (the FAN). They play at the stade du camp Bagagi Iya, a small stadium in one of Niamey's military bases, although larger matches are played at the stade Général Seyni Kountché. Their current club president is Army Lieutenant Colonel Djibrilla Hima Hamidou (called Colonel "Pélé").
History
ASFAN has won the Niger League Championship (today's Niger Premier LeagueNiger Premier League
The Niger Premier League is the highest division in football in Niger. The league's first year of operation was 1966.-Structure:...
) only twice: in 1971 and 1975.
The club has reached the Coupe Nationale of Niger final only once: defeating Liberté FC 3-1 on 3 August 1995. From this win they qualified for the 1996 Coupe de l'Union des fédérations de football ouest-africaines (UFOA Cup). Reaching the final on 8 December 1996, ASFAN defeated East End Lions
East End Lions
East End Lions is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the capital Freetown. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. they are one of the two biggest and most successful football clubs in Sierra Leonean football history;East...
from Freetown
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
, making them the only Nigerien football club to have won an international competition.
In 2009 they played in the Niger Premier League
Niger Premier League
The Niger Premier League is the highest division in football in Niger. The league's first year of operation was 1966.-Structure:...
. They have entered the top national league every year since 2001, when they were one of fourteen clubs to boycott the championship over the relegation of Zumunta AC
Zumunta AC
Zumunta AC is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. Their home games are played at Général Seyni Kountché Stadion.-Achievements:*Niger Premier League: 3*Niger Cup: 1-Performance in CAF competitions:...
. In 2004 the championship was canceled.
Notable former players include Mâazou Ouwo, transferred in January 2008 to Sporting Lokeren in Belgium, who in 2009 moved to CSKA Moscow. ASFAN reportedly received 327 million FCFA for 2008 transfer fees.
In late 2008, they were chosen to compete in the 2009 African Confederation Cup in place of AS Police
AS Police
Association Sportive Police, commonly referred to as AS Police, is a Nigerien association football club based in Niamey and sponsored by the Nigerien National Police. Founded in 1993, AS Police won the Niger Premier League and the Niger Cup double in 2008.-Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF...
, who won both the Cup and League in 2008. As no system was previously in place, FENIFOOT chose 2008 League runners up ASFAN over Akokana Arlit, 2008 Cup finalists.
Achievements
- Niger Premier LeagueNiger Premier LeagueThe Niger Premier League is the highest division in football in Niger. The league's first year of operation was 1966.-Structure:...
: 3
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- 1971, 1975, 2010.
- Niger CupNiger CupThe Niger Cup is the national football competition, on a knock-out-basis in Niger.-Niger Cup Finals:-Performance by club:...
: 3
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- 1995, 2009, 2010.
- West African Club ChampionshipWest African Club ChampionshipThe West African Club Championship , also known as the General Eyadéma Cup, was a West African Club tournament from 1977 to 1999. It was open to league runners-up in the West Africa region of the CAF....
: 1
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- 1996.
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions LeagueCAF Champions LeagueThe CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
: 1 appearance
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- 20112011 CAF Champions LeagueThe 2011 CAF Champions League was the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...
- Preliminary Round
- 2011
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 2 appearances
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- 2009CAF Confederation Cup 2009The 2009 CAF Confederation Cup was the 6th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup competition organized by the Confederation of African Football . The competition will kick-off with the preliminary round stage on the 1st week of March 2009 and concludes with the 2nd leg of the final match on the 1st...
- Preliminary Round - 2010 - Quarter-Finals
- 2009