Aboubakar Gakou

Aboubakar Pedro Gakou (born 27 May 1997) is an Angolan basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda and the Angola national team. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays as power forward.

Aboubakar Gakou
Gakou in 2022
No. 14 – Petro de Luanda
PositionPower forward
LeagueBAL
Angolan Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997
Angola
NationalityAngolan
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–presentPetro de Luanda
Career highlights and awards

Gakou started his career with Petro in 2015 and has won four national championships with the team since, while being a two-time MVP winner as well.

Professional career

Gakou started playing basketball only at age 17.[1] A year later, in 2015, he was a prospect on the roster of Petro de Luanda. He won his first Angolan championship in 2019. Gakou was named the league's Most Valuable Player of the 2020–21 season after winning his second championship with the team.[2] He was forced to miss the 2021 BAL season after he tested positive for COVID-19, making it impossible for him to join the bubble.[1]

In the 2021–22 season, Gakou helped Petro win the national treble. He also helped his team reach the 2022 BAL Finals, where the team lost to US Monastir. On May 27, Gakou was named to the BAL All-Defensive Team.[3]

Gakou won his fourth consecutive Angolan League title in 2023, and was named league MVP for a second time.[4]

National team career

Internationally, Gakou has played for the Angola national basketball team. He was on the roster for AfroBasket 2021.[5]

Awards and accomplishments

Club
Petro de Luanda

Individual

BAL career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022 Petro de Luanda 8820.6.446.344.9235.3.8.5.19.1
2023 Petro de Luanda 8818.8.355.344.7274.0.8.5.16.9

References
  1. "Gakou adamant that Petro's BAL time is coming". The BAL. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. "Aboubakar Gakou MVP of 43rd national basketball championship - ANGOP". Agência Angola Press. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. "José Neto voted 2022 BAL Coach of the Year". The BAL. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. "Petro win national basketball championship". Angop.ao. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. "Angola at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball.
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