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.
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
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Reached
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Position
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GP
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W
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L
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GS
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GA
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GD
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London 2012 |
Group stage |
12th |
5 |
0 |
5 |
243 |
395 |
−152
|
Total |
1/1 |
0 titles |
5 |
0 |
5 |
243 |
395 |
−152
|
World Cup
Year
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Reached
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Position
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GP
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W
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L
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GS
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GA
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GD
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Istanbul/Ankara 2014 |
Group stage |
16th |
3 |
0 |
3 |
125 |
286 |
−161
|
Total |
1/1 |
0 titles |
3 |
0 |
3 |
125 |
186 |
−161
|
African Games
AfroBasket
Angola all-time record against all nations
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2023 Women's Afrobasket.The roster was announced on 28 July 2023.[2][3]
Angola women's national basketball team roster
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Players |
Coaches
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- João Formosa
- Elisa Pires
- Legend
- Club – describes last
club before the tournament
- Age – describes age
on 28 July 2023
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Head coach position
See also
References
External links
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