Kinidinnin Stéphane Konaté Sornan (born 23 August 1980) is an Ivorian basketball player for the ABC Fighters and . He is nicknamed "El Jefe". Professional career Konaté started his career with Africa Sports in 2002, where he played three seasons. In 2005, he signed with Abidjan Basket Club, abbreviated as ABC. Konaté won the 2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup with ABC. He was also named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. In 2008, Konaté signed in Morocco with ASE Essaouira of the Division Excellence. In the 2011–12 season, Konaté signed with Spanish side Palencia in the LEB Gold. He averaged 2.6 points in five games, playing 10.4 minutes per game. In the 2013–14 season, Konaté played with Egyptian side Gezira of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. In 2014, he returned to ABC, later re-named ABC Fighters. In October 2021, Konaté was on the roster of Malian club AS Police. He had previously received offers from AS Police, but administrative issues prevented making the move. National team career Konaté competed as a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team for the first time at the FIBA Africa Championship 2003. He has since gone on to compete for the team at the FIBA Africa Championship 2005, FIBA Africa Championship 2007, and FIBA Africa Championship 2009. In his most recent tournament, he averaged 8.7 points per game for the Côte d'Ivoire team that won the silver medal at the 2009 African Championship to qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Honours ABC Fighters 16× Ivorian National Championship: (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022) FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup: (2015) Gezira Egyptian Basketball Super League: (2014) Ivory Coast Runners-up AfroBasket 2009 Runners-up AfroBasket 2021 Individual awards FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup MVP: (2015) All-FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup Team: (2005) Ivorian National Championship Regular Season MVP: (2021) References 1980 births Living people Ivorian men's basketball players People from Bouaké Gezira basketball players Point guards 2010 FIBA World Championship players Abidjan Basket Club players Palencia Baloncesto players AS Police basketball players ABC Fighters players