Smouha Sporting Club (), commonly known simply as Smouha, is an Egyptian professional
basketball
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club from
Alexandria
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. The club competes in the
Egyptian Super League, the highest national level.
In the 2018–19 season, Smouha made its debut in the
FIBA Africa Basketball League
The FIBA Africa Basketball League (formerly named the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the league ...
.
Notable players
Marwan Sarhan
Marwan Mohamed Hassan Youssef Sarhan (in Arabic alphabet, Arabic: مروان سرحان; born May 2, 1992) is an Egyptian professional basketball player for Al Ahly (basketball), Al Ahly of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. He played colle ...
was one of their best players before
Al Ahly
Al-Ahly Sporting Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest ...
decided to buy out his contract from Smouha for
£E4M in 2021. In March 2020, Sarhan became All-time leading scorer in the club's history.
Honours
International
FIBA Africa Basketball League
The FIBA Africa Basketball League (formerly named the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the league ...
*Third place (1):
2018–19 after beating
JS Kairouan
Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise (), known as JS Kairouan, Chabiba or simply JSK for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Kairouan. The club was founded in 1942 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, Hamda Laouani Stadi ...
58-69.
In African competitions
FIBA Africa Basketball League
The FIBA Africa Basketball League (formerly named the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the league ...
(1 appearances)
::
2018–19 – Third Place
Season by season
References
Basketball teams in Egypt
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