Africa Sports National (Africa Sports) is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan. It was founded in 1948. They play at the Stade Houphouet-Boigny.
Africa Sports National is the most successful club in Côte d'Ivoire together with ASEC Mimosas.On December 6, 1992 it is the first club in Ivory Coast to win African Cup Winners Cup after beating the final club Vital'O.
Miézan Pascal was the most prominent and loyal player of the club after Kallé Bially.
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“In Africa, there is much confusion.... Before, there was no radio, or other forms of communication.... Now, in Africa ... the government talks, people talk, the police talk, the people don’t know anymore. They aren’t free.”
—Youssou N’Dour (b. 1959)
“It was so hard to pry this door open, and if I mess up I know the people behind me are going to have it that much harder. Because then there’s living proof. They can sit around and say, “See? It doesn’t work.” I don’t want to be their living proof.”
—Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 87 (June 17, 1991)
“Not one of our national officers ever has had a dollar of salary. I retire on full pay!”
—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)