Association Sportive Nika, more commonly known as AS Nika, is a

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club based in

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province and currently playing in the

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, the second level of the

football. Their home games are played at

Stade Lumumba Stade Lumumba is a stadium located in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators for football matches. It serves as the home of AS Nika, TS Malekesa and AS Makiso of the Linafoot. References External l ...

History

AS Nika was founded in 1955 as ''FC RUBI'', the name of the river which symbolizes their origin and which is found at the entrance to the city of Buta, by the students of Frères Maristes school from Buta who came to study in

. Over time, the club has had several names; ''FC Dieterein'', ''INSS'', ''Espoir'', ''Electronic'' and from 1972 AS Nika.

Honours

Ligue de Football de Province Orientale The Catholic League of France (), sometimes referred to by contemporary (and modern) Catholics as the Holy League (), was a major participant in the French Wars of Religion. The League, founded and led by Henry I, Duke of Guise, intended the eradi ...

(LIFPO) * Winners (1): 2006 * Runners-up (1): 2010 * Winners (3) 1981. 1982. 1983 The president was Mr Litoke Batundulundu Likundu Augustin Simon.

References

External links

* Football clubs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Association football clubs established in 1955 Kisangani 1955 establishments in the Belgian Congo {{DRCongo-footyclub-stub