AS Police (basketball, Mali)

AS Police
AS Police logo
NicknamePolicemen
LeaguesLigue 1
ArenaPavillon des Sports Modibo Keita
Capacity1,100
LocationBamako, Mali
Team colorsBlue, yellow, white
     
Main sponsorOrange
PresidentAbdoulaye Cissé[1]
Head coachMoussa Sogoré
Championships4 Malian Leagues
5 Malian Cups
BAL jersey
Team colours
BAL

Association Sportive Police, commonly known as AS Police, is a basketball club based in Bamako, Mali. The team plays in the Ligue 1. The roster mainly consists of civilians from N'Tomikorobougou, a neighborhood in Bamako, and police officers.[2]

The team has known recent success, winning the national championship in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021.[3] The Police have also won five Malian Cups and were one of the twelve teams that played in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in 2021.

  1. ^ "Coupe d'Afrique des clubs de basket-ball : AS Police, une qualification historique –". Maliactu.info. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. ^ "Basketball, championnat nationale : AS Police, cette année sera-t-elle la bonne ?". Sportsmali (in French). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "AS Police". Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-04-02.