Elan Coton Basketball Club is a Beninese
basketball
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club based in
Cotonou
Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The ci ...
. They play in the
Benin Basketball Super League
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, the premier national league and have won the championship in 2022 and 2023.
The team was previously named Elan Sport Pro, until it became a part of a multi-sports club named Coton Sport that was founded on 21 January 2021 and is owned by Sodeco (''Societé pour le Développement du Coton''). Coton Sport also features a
football club (
Coton Sport FC).
In 2022, Elan Coton play in the
BAL Qualifying Tournaments
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as the representative from Benin.
Honours
*
Benin Professional League
** Champions (2): 2021–22, 2022–23
Notable players
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References
Basketball teams in Benin
Basketball teams established in 2021
Road to BAL teams
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