De Abasin Sape F.C.


De Abasin Sape 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.

Etymology

De Abasin Sape is named after Abāsīn, the Pashto name of the Indus River, a major river in eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The Kabul River and the Kurram River 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. Club players were chosen through a casting-show called Maidon-E-Sabz.
The club represents the South-Eastern region of Afghanistan around Khost.
The team is named after a Pashto language name for the Indus River – Abasin.

Players

Current squad