BC Espoir Fukash
Basketball team in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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
2019–present
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| League | Liprobakin | ||
| Founded | 2019 | ||
| History | BC Espoir Fukash 2019–present | ||
| Location | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Chairman | Benito Furume Ntale | ||
| President | Suzy Kashiama Kafutshi | ||
| Head coach | Giresse Bongubu | ||
| Team captain | Paulka Kanundowe | ||
| Championships | 1 Kinshasa champion 1 Congolese Cup | ||
| Website | espoir-fukash.com | ||
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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
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.
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Season by season
| Season | League | Conference | Regular season | Postseason | Head coach | ||||||
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| 2022 | BAL | Nile | 6th | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | Did not qualify | Emmanuel Mavomo | ||