Nigelec BC

Nigelec
Nickname	Électriciens (Electricians)
Arena	Palais du 29 Juillet
Location	Niamey, Niger
Head coach	Amadou Karimou
Ownership	NIGELEC
Home Away

Association Sportive Nigelec Basket Club, commonly known as Nigelec, is a basketball team based in Niamey, Niger. The team is owned by NIGELEC, a state-owned electric power generator company in the country. The team is nicknamed Électriciens (Electricians).[1]

Representing Niger, the team participated in the Road to BAL in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 tournaments.[2] Under head coach Amadou Karimou, they reached the second round Elite 16 twice, despite never qualifying for the main tournament.[3]

Arena

The Palais de 29 Juillet, where the team plays most of its games

Games of AS Nigelec, as for other basketball teams in Niger, are usually played at the Palais de 29 Juillet (Palace of 29 July).

Honours

Coupe du Président de la République[1]

• Champions: 2019

Performance in the Road to BAL

Competition	Season	Coach	Won	Lost	Win %	Final stage	Top scorer
Road to BAL	2021	Amadou Karimou	3	4	.429	Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage	Abdoulaye Harouna (24.3)
	2022[4]		2	2	.500	Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage	Timothy Kwaor (19.0)
	2023[5]		0	3	.000	Eliminated in first round	Not recorded
	2024	Withdrew participation[6]
Totals			5	9	.357	—

Players

2022 roster

The following was the Nigelec BC roster in the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.

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

Nigelec roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name PG 4 Moumouni, Issoufou 5 Abdou, Mamane 7 Elh Kadir, Abdouikarim 8 Yaye, Abdoul F 10 Mamane, Djibrilla F 14 Tahirou, Abdoul PG 15 Moussa, Mahamadou Maidoka, Ferdjani F Goodwin, David Gar, Kator Okoye, Basil	Head coach Amadou Karimou Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 29, 2021

Notable players

• Abdoulaye Harouna (2019–2020)

References

1. "Ligue africaine de Basketball : L'AS/Nigelec renoue avec les compétitions internationales". Nigerdiaspora : Les Nouveles du Pays (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
2. "Nigelec Basket Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2020 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
3. "AS Nigelec and ABC punch their tickets for the second Round of the BAL Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
4. "Nigelec Basket Club at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
5. "Nigelec Basket Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
6. "Nigelec and Roche-Bois pull out of First Round of Road to BAL". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 October 2023.