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Djabal Basket Iconi

comorian basketball team

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 5, 2025
Entity authorityQ115802008 ↗
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Djabal Basket Iconi is a semi-professional basketball team based in the city of Iconi in the Comoros. The team was founded in 1979 by Ali “Foundi Carnet” Abdallah who was one of the best players of his generation in Madagascar. Abdallah returned to the Comoros in the 1960s to learn basketball. Djabal is one of the most decorated teams in the country, having won five national and eight regional championships. Djabal is currently coached by Fakri Mohamed, one of the most important players in the country's history.

In October 2022, Djabal represented Comoros in the 2023 BAL qualification, losing two games to KPA and COSPN.

Players

2022 roster

The following was the roster for the Road to BAL 2023.

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