Angola women's national basketball team

Angola women's national basketball team is the basketball team which represents Angolan women internationally. In 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women They won their first Continental African title and they qualified for the first time to 2012 Summer Olympics. They have made their only appearance so far in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in 2014, where they finished last among 16 teams.

 Angola
FIBA ranking48 Decrease 2 (28 February 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1979
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFederação Angolana de Basquetebol
CoachWalter Costa
Olympic Games
Appearances1
World Cup
Appearances1
AfroBasket Women
Appearances19
Medals (2011, 2013)
(1981, 1986, 1994, 2007, 2009)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

History

FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007

The squad traveled to Senegal for the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007 in September 2007. It went 4–1 in the first round of the competition, losing only to the Democratic Republic of the Congo once they had clinched advancement to the next round. In the round of single elimination, Angola beat Côte d'Ivoire 44–42, before losing to eventual champion Mali by 9. In the third place game, Angola beat Mozambique by 15 to clinch a spot in the qualifying tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2011

Angola won its first African title at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women in Bamako, Mali. It finished with a 7–1 record with Small forward Nacissela Maurício being named the tournament's MVP. Moreover, Power forward Sónia Guadalupe was named to the All-Tournament team. With this win, Angola secured a spot at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Results

Olympic Games

Year Reached Position GP W L GS GA GD
United Kingdom London 2012Group stage12th505243395−152
Total1/10 titles505243395−152

World Cup

Year Reached Position GP W L GS GA GD
Turkey Istanbul/Ankara 2014Group stage16th303125286−161
Total1/10 titles303125186−161

African Games

Year Reached Position GP W L GS GA GD
Kenya Nairobi 1987Final2nd523243278−35
Egypt Cairo 1991Did not participate
Zimbabwe Harare 1995Qualifiers1014546−1
South Africa Jo'burg 1999
Nigeria Abuja 2003round robin4th532323312+11
Algeria Algiers 2007Semi-finals3rd752384362+22
Mozambique Maputo 2011Final2nd871494347+147
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 2015Semi-finals3rd752392361+31
Total5/80 titles272071,8361,660+176

AfroBasket

Year Reached Position GP W L GS GA GD
Senegal Dakar 1981Semi-finals3rd532366325+41
Angola Luanda 1983Quarter-finals6th514277350−73
Senegal Dakar 1984Quarter-finals7th4132552550
Mozambique Maputo 1986Semi-finals3rd422307246+61
Tunisia Tunis 1990Quarter-finals5th422268233+35
Senegal Dakar 1993Quarter-finals6th523321312+9
South Africa Jo'burg 1994Semi-finals3rd532310236+74
Kenya Nairobi 1997Quarter-finals5th532316252+64
Tunisia Tunis 2000Quarter-finals5th532438293+145
Mozambique Maputo 2003Semi-finals4th642387320+67
Nigeria Abuja 2005Quarter-finals6th523295222+73
Senegal Dakar 2007Semi-finals3rd862463396+67
Madagascar Antananarivo 2009Semi-finals3rd862508436+72
Mali Bamako 2011Final1st871495432+63
Mozambique Maputo 2013Final1st880490399+91
Cameroon Yaoundé 2015Semi-finals4th853485415+70
Mali Bamako 2017Quarter-finals6th862543466+77
Senegal Dakar 2019Quarter-finals5th642286239+47
Cameroon Yaoundé 2021Quarter-finals8th624403429−26
Rwanda Kigali 2023Did not qualify
Total19/262 titles113704372136256+957

Angola all-time record against all nations

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2021 Women's Afrobasket.[2][3]

Angola women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 1 Italee Lucas 32 – (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Interclube Angola
PG 2 Rosa Gala 26 – (1995-04-17)17 April 1995 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
SF 3 Edvania Pascoal 22 – (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Interclube Angola
F 5 Clarisse Mpaka 37 – (1984-02-25)25 February 1984 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) BCSP Rezé France
G 8 Rosemira Daniel 27 – (1993-10-24)24 October 1993 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Interclube Angola
F 10 Ana Gonçalves 28 – (1993-01-03)3 January 1993 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
PF 14 Nadir Manuel 34 – (1986-11-30)30 November 1986 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Interclube Angola
PG 17 Regina Pequeno 22 – (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Interclube Angola
C 18 Avelina Peso 23 – (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
C 20 Cristina Matiquite 29 – (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
PF 44 Angelina Golome 33 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Interclube Angola
PF 94 Whitney Miguel 29 – (1991-09-30)30 September 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) US La Glacerie France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 18 September 2021

Head coach position

See also

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. "Afrobasket 2021 : l'Angola dévoile ses 12 Palancras Negras". sportnewsafrica.com. 14 September 2021.
  3. "Team Roster Angola". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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