SOA (basketball club)
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| logo = Société Omnisports de l'Armée.png
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| league = Ivorian Basketball Championship
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| founded = 1932
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| location = Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
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| chairman = Julien N’Dri Kouamé
Philippe Mangou
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| coach = Franck Sylva
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| championships = 1 Ivorian Leagues
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Société Omnisports de l'Armée, commonly known as SOA, is an Ivorian basketball club based in Yamoussoukro. The team competes in the Ivorian Basketball Championship and was founded in 1932. The basketball section is a part of the same-named multi sports club.
In 2021, SOA won its first-ever Ivorian championship after defeating ABC Fighters in two games.{{cite news |title=ABC and SOA advance to the Finals |url=https://www.afrobasket.com/Ivory-Coast/news/690139/ABC-and-SOA-advance-to-the-Finals |access-date=22 June 2021 |work=Afrobasket.com |date=22 June 2021}} Asshe Kokoun was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.{{cite news |title=Finale Play-offs 2021 : La SOA tient son premier sacre |url=http://www.sport-ivoire.ci/basketball/finale-play-offs-2021-la-soa-tient-son-premier-sacre |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=Sport-ivoire.ci |date=2021-06-29 |language=fr}}
Honours
Players
=Current roster=
The following is the SOA roster in the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.
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{{player3 |num = 0 |nat = CIV |first = Djonathan |last = Lawore |pos = }}
{{player3 |num = 1 |nat = CIV |first = Siré |last = Dieng |pos = }}
{{player3 |num = 2 |nat = CIV |first = Ulrich |last = Kra |pos =G }}
{{player3 |num = 3 |nat = CIV |first = N'Dri |last = Kouakou |pos = }}
{{player3 |num = 4 |nat = CIV |first = Désiré |last = Kone |pos =PF }}
{{player3 |num = 5 |nat = CIV |first = Loukou |last = Oka |pos = SF }}
{{player3 |num = 6 |nat = MLI |first = Moussa |last = Guindo | dab = basketball | pos = }}
{{player3 |num = 10 |nat = CIV |first = Gomon |last = Agole |pos = PG }}
{{player3 |num = 11 |nat = CIV |first = Aboubakar |last = Traore |pos = C}}
{{player3 |num = 12 |nat = CIV |first = Asshe |last = Koukoun |pos = }}
{{player3 |num = 15 |nat = CIV |first = Kouadio |last = Kouadio |pos = G}}
{{player3 |num = 21 |nat = USA |first = Da'Quan |last = Cook |pos = G }}
{{player3 |num = 23 |nat = COD |first = Rodrigue |last = Ebondo Tambwe |pos =F }}
{{player3 |num = 33 |nat = SRB |first = Dragan |last = Tubak |pos = C }}
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- {{player||CIV|Coulibaly Christian Larry}}
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| roster_url = https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2022/qualifiers/team/Société-Omnisports-de-l-Armée#|tab=roster
| accessdate = December 11, 2021
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Head coaches
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Sports-Team/SOA-Basketball-Officiel-100768015277336/ Official Facebook page]
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Category:Basketball teams in Ivory Coast
Category:1932 establishments in Ivory Coast
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Ivory Coast
Category:Sport in Yamoussoukro
Category:Basketball teams established in 1932