AS Korofina
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AS Korofina is a Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

an football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club. The team is based in the city of Bamako
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...

, in the Commune I neighborhood. Their home ground is Stade Modibo Keïta
Stade Modibo Keïta
Stade Modibo Keïta is a multi-purpose stadium in Bamako, Mali. It is currently used mostly for football matches, serving as a home ground for AS Real Bamako and, occasionally, the national team...

. They are also known by the acronym ASKO.

History

ASKO were promoted to the Malien Premiere Division
Malien Première Division
Malian Première Division is the top division of football in Mali. Having been created in 1966, it is governed by the Fédération Malienne de Football. The league has been professional since 2004....

 for the first time at the beginning of the 2006 season, finishing that season in 5th place. They finished 8th in 2007, led by Mali international goalkeeper Ibrahim Bosso Mounkoro.

At the beginning of the 2008-2009 season, club president Makan Keïta announce the team would change their traditional colours, opting for an all orange kit in place of their traditional sky blue and white stripes.

Achievements

  • Malien Premiere Division
    Malien Première Division
    Malian Première Division is the top division of football in Mali. Having been created in 1966, it is governed by the Fédération Malienne de Football. The league has been professional since 2004....

    :

  • Malien Cup
    Malien Cup
    The Malien Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Malien football.-Winners:*1961 : Stade Malien 3-3 2-1 Djoliba AC *1962 : AS Real 7-1 Sonni AC *1963 : Stade Malien 6-3 Avenir...

    :

  • Mali SuperCup:

Current Squad

(Captain)
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