De Abasin Sape F.C.
De Abasin Sape (Pashto: د اباسین څپې) or the Abasin Waves is a football team in Afghanistan. They play in the Afghan Premier League. Based in the city of Khost, the club represents the provinces of Khost, Paktia, Paktika, and Logar in the southeastern region of Afghanistan.
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| Nickname(s) | Abasin Waves | ||
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| Founded | August 2012 | ||
| Ground | Khost City Ground, Khost | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 | ||
| League | Afghan Premier League | ||
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Etymology
De Abasin Sape is named after Abāsīn (Pashto: اباسین), the Pashto name of the Indus River, a major river in eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The Kabul River (flowing through Kabul, Nangarhar, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces) and the Kurram River (which flows through Paktia, Khost, Kurram, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) are two major western tributaries flowing from Afghanistan into the Indus River.
Club history
The club was founded in August 2012 by the creation of the Afghan Premier League and the club played in one of the league's inaugural games.[1] Club players were chosen through a casting-show called Maidon-E-Sabz ("Green Field").[2]
The club represents the South-Eastern region of Afghanistan around Khost.[1]
The team is named after a Pashto language name for the Indus River – Abasin ("Father of Rivers").[3]
Players
Current squad
[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- Afghanistan launches first professional football league by Ben Farmer (The Daily Telegraph, 28 September 2012)
- Afghans gripped by domestic football fever (Bangkok Post, 19 September 2012)
- Nace la primera liga de fútbol de Afganistán Archived 2018-05-29 at the Wayback Machine (Qué!, 21 September 2012)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-11-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)