SOA (basketball club)

For the football club, see SOA (football club).

Société Omnisports de l'Armée, commonly known as SOA, is an Ivorian basketball club based in Yamoussoukro. The team competes in the Ivorian Basketball Championship and was founded in 1932. The basketball section is a part of the same-named multi sports club.

SOA
League	Ivorian Basketball Championship
Founded	1932
Location	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
Chairman	Julien N’Dri Kouamé Philippe Mangou
Head coach	Franck Sylva
Championships	1 Ivorian Leagues
Home Away

In 2021, SOA won its first-ever Ivorian championship after defeating ABC Fighters in two games.^[1] Asshe Kokoun was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.^[2]

Honours

Ivorian Basketball Championship

• Champions (1): 2021

Ivorian Basketball SuperCup

• Winners (1): 2024^[3]

Players

Current roster

The following is the SOA 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.

SOA roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name 0 Lawore, Djonathan 1 Dieng, Siré G 2 Kra, Ulrich 3 Kouakou, N'Dri PF 4 Kone, Désiré SF 5 Oka, Loukou 6 Guindo, Moussa PG 10 Agole, Gomon C 11 Traore, Aboubakar 12 Koukoun, Asshe G 15 Kouadio, Kouadio G 21 Cook, Da'Quan F 23 Ebondo Tambwe, Rodrigue C 33 Tubak, Dragan	Head coach Coulibaly Christian Larry Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: December 11, 2021

Head coaches

• Franck Sylva
• Coulibaly Larry
• Sosthène Koné: (2023-present)^[4]