BC Espoir Fukash

Espoir Fukash
League	Liprobakin
Founded	2019
History	BC Espoir Fukash 2019–present
Location	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
President	Suzy Kashiama Kafutshi
Head coach	Raven Mwimba
Championships	1 Kinshasa champion 1 Congolese Cup
Home Away

BC Espoir Fukash is a Congolese basketball team based in Kinshasa. The team plays in the Liprobakin, Kinshasa's premier basketball league. The team has won the Kinshasa title one time in 2021, and have won the Congolese Cup in 2021. Espoir Fukash played in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) during the 2022 season

History

Created in 2019, Espoir reached the final of the Ligue Provinciale de Kinshasa for the first time in 2020. However, the team lost to BC Terreur.[1] The following season, the team won their first regional championship. In October 2021, Espoir Fukash won the Congolese Cup, their first national trophy in club history.[2] As such, they qualified for the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[3] They won their first international game, on 30 October 2021, over Tondema with 102–49.[4] On December 15, Espoir qualified for the 2022 BAL season after eliminating Mali's AS Police in the semi-finals, winning after overtime.[5] As such, the team becomes the first club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to play in the BAL.

In the 2022 BAL Nile Conference, Espoir was coached by DR Congo-native Emmanuel Mavomo. On April 20, 2022, the team captured its first BAL victory after beating Cape Town Tigers after overtime.[6] Fukash finished in the sixth and last place with a 1–4 record.

Honours

Coupe du Congo

• Winners (1): 2021

Liprobakin

• Champions (1): 2021[7]
  • Runner-up (1): 2020

Players

Main category: BC Espoir Fukash players

Current roster

The following is the Espoir Fukash roster for the 2022 BAL season group phase.[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Espoir Fukash roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 00 Mwana Mwamba, Arsène 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 23 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001 G/F 1 Ambanza, Narcisse (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1996-12-03)3 December 1996 SG 2 Ben Ilunga, Mutanga 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2001-05-17)17 May 2001 F 4 Okorafor, Emmanuel (E) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2004-06-08)8 June 2004 F 5 Kapongo Kabuya, Djack 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 SG 6 Kasongo Kasasa, Bobo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 34 – (1990-05-20)20 May 1990 PG 10 Suke Tamba, Habraham 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 23 – (2001-09-17)17 September 2001 PF 12 Mandiangu Makwenda, Jeremie 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2004-04-20)20 April 2004 F/C 13 Mpaka Laza, Chris 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (2003-10-27)27 October 2003 F 15 Fula Nganga, Rolly 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-02-02)2 February 1993 PF 23 Bobo Mel, Glory 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1989-10-02)2 October 1989 F 24 Tshimbau, Jonathan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 PF 34 Isungu, Emmanuel 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-01-26)26 January 1995	Head coach Raven Mwimba Assistant coach(es) Emmanuel Mavomo Giresse Bongubufunao Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player (E): BAL Elevate program player Injured Roster Updated: April 8, 2022

Season by season

Season	League	Conference	Regular season					Post-season	Head Coach
			Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Win %
Espoir Fukash
2022	BAL	Nile	6th	5	1	4	.200	Did not qualify	Emmanuel Mavomo

References

1. "Basket – LIPROBAKIN : Première finale pour l'ASB Espoir Fukash !". Eventsrdc.com (in French). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
2. "Basketball/38ème Coupe du Congo : Espoir Fukash et CNSS sacrés champions". Actualite.cd (in French). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
3. Ndour, Papa Lamine. "BAL : BC Espoir Fukash remplace BC Mazembe pour la RD Congo". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
4. "Espoir Fukash run riot, thump Tondema in BAL qualifier". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
5. "Espoir Fukash beat AS Police in overtime, qualify to BAL 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
6. "Espoir Fukash fight back from 22-point deficit to register first BAL win". The BAL. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
7. "mediacongo.net - Actualités - LIPROBAKIN : BC Espoir Fukash champion de Kinshasa". www.mediacongo.net. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
8. "BC Espoir Fukash (CONGO)". The BAL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.