De Abasin Sape () or the Abasin Waves is a football club from Afghanistan. They played in the Afghan Premier League.
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 (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 Afghan Premier League, and played in one of the inaugural games.Afghanistan launches first professional football league by Ben Farmer (The Daily Telegraph, 28 September 2012) Club players were chosen through a casting-show called Maidon-E-Sabz ("Green Field").Afghans gripped by domestic football fever (Bangkok Post, 19 September 2012)
The club represents South-Eastern region of Afghanistan around Khost.
It is named after a Pashto language name for the Indus River – Abasin ("Father of Rivers").Nace la primera liga de fútbol de Afganistán (Qué!, 21 September 2012)
References
External links Afghan Premier League: De Abasin Sape