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Angola women's national basketball team

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Angola
FIBA ranking42 Steady (26 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1979
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFederação Angolana de Basquetebol
CoachJosé Villa
Olympic Games
Appearances1
World Cup
Appearances1
AfroBasket
Appearances20
Medals (2011, 2013)
(1981, 1986, 1994, 2007, 2009)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

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

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FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007

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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

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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

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Olympic Games

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Year Reached Position GP W L GS GA GD
United Kingdom London 2012 Group stage 12th 5 0 5 243 395 −152
Total 1/1 0 titles 5 0 5 243 395 −152

World Cup

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Year Reached Position GP W L GS GA GD
Turkey 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

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Year Reached Position GP W L GS GA GD
Kenya Nairobi 1987 Final 2nd 5 2 3 243 278 −35
Egypt Cairo 1991 Did not participate
Zimbabwe Harare 1995 Qualifiers 1 0 1 45 46 −1
South Africa Jo'burg 1999
Nigeria Abuja 2003 round robin 4th 5 3 2 323 312 +11
Algeria Algiers 2007 Semi-finals 3rd 7 5 2 384 362 +22
Mozambique Maputo 2011 Final 2nd 8 7 1 494 347 +147
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 2015 Semi-finals 3rd 7 5 2 392 361 +31
Total 5/8 0 titles 27 20 7 1,836 1,660 +176

AfroBasket

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Year Reached Position GP W L GS GA GD
Senegal Dakar 1981 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 2 366 325 +41
Angola Luanda 1983 Quarter-finals 6th 5 1 4 277 350 −73
Senegal Dakar 1984 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 3 255 255 0
Mozambique Maputo 1986 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 2 307 246 +61
Tunisia Tunis 1990 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 268 233 +35
Senegal Dakar 1993 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 3 321 312 +9
South Africa Jo'burg 1994 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 2 310 236 +74
Kenya Nairobi 1997 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 2 316 252 +64
Tunisia Tunis 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 2 438 293 +145
Mozambique Maputo 2003 Semi-finals 4th 6 4 2 387 320 +67
Nigeria Abuja 2005 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 3 295 222 +73
Senegal Dakar 2007 Semi-finals 3rd 8 6 2 463 396 +67
Madagascar Antananarivo 2009 Semi-finals 3rd 8 6 2 508 436 +72
Mali Bamako 2011 Final 1st 8 7 1 495 432 +63
Mozambique Maputo 2013 Final 1st 8 8 0 490 399 +91
Cameroon Yaoundé 2015 Semi-finals 4th 8 5 3 485 415 +70
Mali Bamako 2017 Quarter-finals 6th 8 6 2 543 466 +77
Senegal Dakar 2019 Quarter-finals 5th 6 4 2 286 239 +47
Cameroon Yaoundé 2021 Quarter-finals 8th 6 2 4 403 429 −26
Rwanda Kigali 2023 Qualification to quarterfinals 9th 3 0 3 212 211 −25
Ivory Coast Abidjan 2025 To be determined
Total 20/28 2 titles 116 70 46 7425 6467 +932

Angola all-time record against all nations

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Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2023 Women's Afrobasket.The roster was announced on 28 July 2023.[2][3]

Angola women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SF 3 Edvania Pascoal 24 – (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Interclube Angola
PG 4 Artémis Barbosa 30 – (1993-01-06)6 January 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Castelló Spain
PF 5 Joana António 26 – (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Interclube Angola
G 6 Isabel Fernando 23 – (2000-06-05)5 June 2000 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
SG 7 Arminda Joaquim 17 – (2006-02-26)26 February 2006 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
SF 8 Sara Caetano 19 – (2003-09-09)9 September 2003 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Formigas do Cazenga Angola
SF 11 Isabel João 19 – (2004-05-31)31 May 2004 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
G 12 Nelma Cunha 21 – (2002-02-27)27 February 2002 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PF 14 Nadir Manuel 36 – (1986-11-30)30 November 1986 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Interclube Angola
PF 15 Jessica Malagi 25 – (1997-12-17)17 December 1997 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Interclube Angola
C 20 Cristina Matiquite 31 – (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Interclube Angola
PG 23 Cacia Antonio 22 – (2001-05-06)6 May 2001 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Interclube Angola
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Angola João Formosa
  • Angola Elisa Pires
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2023

Head coach position

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Começa hoje a jornada da nossa Selecção Sénior Feminina no Afrobasket Rwanda". facebook.com. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Angola". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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