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Union Sportive Ouakam (estimate Wolof form: Wakaam), abbreviation: USO is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar in the subdivision of Ouakam in the west of the city close to Cap Vert.

They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Demba Diop.

History

The club was founded in the 1951 by el Hadji Moussa Diagne in the last decade of French rule in Senegal.

After independence, Ouakam was becoming one of the top clubs in Senegal in the 1960s. Ouakam was suspended in the 1962-63 season and played in the second tier competition for some time which was the lowest level in Senegal before returning to top flight competition again. The last time Ouakam played in second tier competitions was in 2003.

Ouakam win their first cup title in 1964, their second in 1989 and their recent in 2006. Ouakam won their only championship title in 2011.

In the 2017 season, Ouakam started 6th for the 2016-17 season, they climbed to 7th at the 7th round and dropped to 13th at the 12th round and remained for four weeks, slowly, their positions risen to 12th at the 16th round, 11th at the 18th round, 10th a round later and would finish 8th place with 32 points, the club had 7 wins which was the same as Stade Mbour, Ouakam had 11 draws, more than that club. Together with Stade Mbour, they scored 22 goals which was the 12th least ahead of US Gorée and conceded 24 goals which was the third least, that was also the same as Niarry Tally.

Ouakam appeared at the continentals after winning their second cup title in 1990 at the Winners' Cup and advanced up to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nigeria's BCC Lions. They came back for the second and last time in 2007 and lost to Burkina Faso's Étoile Filante. After winning their only championship title, they made their only appearance at the 2012 CAF Champions League and challenged Brikama United and lost the Senegambian match in the preliminaries.

US Ouakam on Senegali jalgpalliklubi, mis asub Ouakamis, Dakarist umbes 15 km kaugusel. Klubi asutati 1977. aastal ja mängib Senegal Premier League'is.

US Ouakami hüüdnimi on "Les Lions de la Teranga" ("Teranga lõvid"). Klubi kodustaadion on Stade Iba Mar Diop.

US Ouakam on võitnud Senegal Premier League'i kahel korral, 1980. ja 1993. aastal. Klubi on võitnud ka Senegal FA Cup'i kolmel korral, 1979. 1985. ja 2009. aastal.

US Ouakam on osalenud Aafrika klubide karikaturniiril kolmel korral, 1981., 1986. ja 1996. aastal. Klubi jõudis 1996. aastal turniiri poolfinaali.

US Ouakami tuntumate mängijate hulka kuuluvad Sadio Mané, Mame Biram Diouf ja Moussa Sow.