Angola women's national basketball team

Angola
FIBA ranking	44 (15 February 2022)
Joined FIBA	1979
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Federação Angolana de Basquetebol
Coach	Walter Costa
Olympic Games
Appearances	1
World Cup
Appearances	1
AfroBasket Women
Appearances	!)
Medals	(2011, 2013); (1981, 1986, 1994, 2007, 2009)
Home	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[]

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
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	Reached	Position	GP	W	L	GS	GA	GD
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[]

Year	Reached	Position	GP	W	L	GS	GA	GD
	Final	2nd	5	2	3	243	278	−35
	Did not participate
	Qualifiers	–	1	0	1	45	46	−1

	round robin	4th	5	3	2	323	312	+11
Algiers 2007	Semi-finals	3rd	7	5	2	384	362	+22
Maputo 2011	Final	2nd	8	7	1	494	347	+147
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[]

Year	Reached	Position	GP	W	L	GS	GA	GD
Dakar 1981	Semi-finals	3rd	5	3	2	366	325	+41
Luanda 1983	Quarter-finals	6th	5	1	4	277	350	−73
Dakar 1984	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	3	255	255	0
Maputo 1986	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	2	307	246	+61
Tunis 1990	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	268	233	+35
Dakar 1993	Quarter-finals	6th	5	2	3	321	312	+9
Jo'burg 1994	Semi-finals	3rd	5	3	2	310	236	+74
Nairobi 1997	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	2	316	252	+64
Tunis 2000	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	2	438	293	+145
Maputo 2003	Semi-finals	4th	6	4	2	387	320	+67
Abuja 2005	Quarter-finals	6th	5	2	3	295	222	+73
Dakar 2007	Semi-finals	3rd	8	6	2	463	396	+67
Antananarivo 2009	Semi-finals	3rd	8	6	2	508	436	+72
Bamako 2011	Final	1st	8	7	1	495	432	+63
Maputo 2013	Final	1st	8	8	0	490	399	+91
Yaoundé 2015	Semi-finals	4th	8	5	3	485	415	+70
Bamako 2017	Quarter-finals	6th	8	6	2	543	466	+77
Dakar 2019	Quarter-finals	5th	6	4	2	286	239	+47
Yaoundé 2021	Quarter-finals	8th	6	2	4	403	429	−26
Total	19/25	2 titles	113	70	43	7213	6256	+957

Angola all-time record against all nations[]

Against

Pld

Wn

Lst

GF

GA

GD

Details

Algeria

5

0

356

237

+119

Extended content

71–53 2015 AB PR (26 Sep 2015) Yaoundé
61–51 2015 AG PR (9 Sep 2015) Brazzaville
85–39 2011 AG QF (10 Sep 2011) Maputo
53–42 2007 AG PR (17 Jul 2007) Algiers
86–52 1981 AB PR (5 Sep 1981) Dakar

Botswana

1

0

116

35

+81

Extended content
116–35 (3 May 2003) Maputo

Cameroon

10

9

1

705

519

+186

Extended content

66–54 2017 AB 5–8 (26 Aug 2017) Bamako
78–56 2017 AB PR (18 Aug 2017) Bamako
58–51 2015 AG QF (15 Sep 2015) Brazzaville
48–44 2013 AB PR (24 Sep 2013) Maputo
66–45 2011 AB PR (26 Sep 2011) Bamako
69–41 2011 AG PR (6 Sep 2011) Maputo
63–38 2007 AB PR (24 Sep 2007) Thiès
77–44 2003 AB PR (23 Dec 2003) Maputo
112–68 1986 AB R2 (20 Dec 1986) Maputo
68–78 1983 AB R5 (8 Apr 1983) Luanda

Cape Verde

2

0

142

92

+50

Extended content
76–51 2013 AB PR (21 Sep 2013) Maputo 66–41 2007 AB PR (23 Sep 2007) Thiès

Central African Republic

1

0

96

58

+38

Extended content
96–58 2017 AB PR (23 Aug 2017) Bamako

China

2

0

2

91

141

−50

Extended content
39–65 2014 WC PR (28 Sep 2014) Istanbul 52–76 2012 OL PR (1 Aug 2012) London

Congo

1

0

101

63

+38

Extended content
101–63 1993 AB PR (19 Dec 1993) Dakar

Croatia

1

0

1

56

75

−19

Extended content
56–75 2012 OL PR (3 Aug 2012) London

Czech Republic

1

0

1

47

82

−35

Extended content
47–82 2012 OL PR (5 Aug 2012) London

DR Congo

14

0

14

831

1.070

−239

Extended content

42–52 2007 AB PR (26 Sep 2007) Thiès
58–74 2007 AG PR (12 Jul 2007) Algiers
52–53 2005 AB PR (24 Dec 2005) Abuja
63–74  (7 Oct 2003) Abuja
85–86 2000 AB PR (10 Nov 2000) Tunis
56–69 1997 AB PR (12 Dec 1997) Nairobi
46–60 1994 AB PR (13 Dec 1994) Johannesburg
51–71 1993 AB PR (18 Dec 1993) Dakar
49–64 1990 AB PR (20 Mar 1990) Tunis
45–88  (12 Aug 1987) Nairobi
64–72  (4 Aug 1987) Nairobi
68–76 1986 AB R1 (18 Dec 1986) Maputo
33–92 1984 AB PR (26 Dec 1984) Dakar
57–71 1983 AB R4 (7 Apr 1983) Luanda
62–68 1981 AB PR (8 Sep 1981) Dakar

Egypt

4

0

289

214

+75

Extended content
53–52 2015 AB PR (28 Sep 2015) Yaoundé 84–49 2013 AB QF (27 Sep 2013) Maputo 80–72 2000 AB PR (7 Nov 2000) Tunis 72–41 1990 AB PR (18 Mar 1990) Tunis

Gabon

3

0

227

132

+95

Extended content
104–49 2015 AB QF (1 Oct 2015) Yaoundé 60–47 2015 AG PR (10 Sep 2015) Brazzaville 63–36 2005 AB PR (26 Dec 2005) Abuja

Guinea

3

0

268

140

+128

Extended content
89–47 2015 AB PR (29 Sep 2015) Yaoundé 63–49 2011 AB PR (28 Sep 2011) Bamako 116–44 1984 AB 7P (29 Dec 1984) Dakar

Ivory Coast

13

10

3

821

686

+135

Extended content

56–61 2017 AB 5P (27 Aug 2017) Bamako
70–62 2017 AB PR (22 Aug 2017) Bamako
49–48 2015 AG PR (11 Sep 2015) Brazzaville
72–51 2011 AB QF (30 Sep 2011) Bamako
59–34 2011 AG PR (7 Sep 2011) Maputo
76–57 2009 AB 3P (18 Oct 2009) Antananarivo
65–55 2009 AB PR (11 Oct 2009) Antananarivo
44–42 2007 AB QF (28 Sep 2007) Dakar
51–39 2007 AG PR (13 Jul 2007) Algiers
75–49  (10 Oct 2003) Abuja
56–67 1993 AB 5P (28 Dec 1993) Dakar
93–62 1990 AB 5P (23 Mar 1990) Tunis
55–59 1983 AB R3 (6 Apr 1983) Luanda

Kenya

5

4

1

331

272

+59

Extended content
45–39 2013 AB PR (23 Sep 2013) Maputo 62–44 2007 AB PR (21 Sep 2007) Thiès 74–72 (9 Oct 2003) Abuja 70–71 (4 Aug 1987) Nairobi 80–46 1986 AB R4 (23 Dec 1986) Maputo

Mali

11

7

4

672

655

+17

Extended content

68–59 2017 AB PR (19 Aug 2017) Bamako
67–66 2013 AB PR (25 Sep 2013) Maputo
56–51 2011 AB SF (1 Oct 2011) Bamako
45–38 2011 AG PR (4 Sep 2011) Maputo
70–60 2009 AB SF (17 Oct 2009) Bamako
51–63 2009 AB PR (13 Oct 2009) Antananarivo
60–69 2007 AB SF (29 Sep 2007) Dakar
50–55 2005 AB 5P (28 Dec 2005) Abuja
65–57 1997 AB 5P (19 Dec 1997) Nairobi
57–66 1984 AB PR (23 Dec 1984) Dakar
83–71 1981 AB 3P (11 Sep 1981) Dakar

Mozambique

17

12

5

983

886

+97

Extended content

47–61 2017 AB QF (25 Aug 2017) Bamako
64–61 2013 AB F (29 Sep 2013) Maputo
68–36 2009 AB QF (16 Oct 2009) Antananarivo
73–58 2007 AB 3P (30 Sep 2007) Dakar
53–43 2007 AG 3P (21 Jul 2007) Algiers
48–46 2007 AG PR (14 Jul 2007) Algiers
51–52 2005 AB PR (22 Dec 2005) Abuja
73–66 2003 AB PR (20 Dec 2003) Maputo
61–60  (2 May 2003) Maputo
68–62 2000 AB 5P (12 Nov 2000) Tunis
45–46  (25 Mar 1995) Maputo
53–29 1994 AB 3P (17 Dec 1994) Johannesburg
60–54 1993 AB PR (22 Dec 1993) Dakar
64–47  (8 Aug 1987) Nairobi
47–56 1986 AB R3 (22 Dec 1986) Maputo
49–53 1984 AB PR (24 Dec 1984) Dakar
59–56 1983 AB R2 (4 Apr 1983) Luanda

Niger

2

0

233

46

+187

Extended content
79–26 2005 AB PR (25 Dec 2005) Abuja 154–20 2000 AB PR (9 Nov 2000) Tunis

Nigeria

12

8

4

678

624

+54

Extended content

55–65 2015 AB 3P (3 Oct 2015) Yaoundé
57–51 2015 AB PR (25 Sep 2015) Yaoundé
59–61 2015 AG SF (17 Sep 2015) Brazzaville
60–46 2013 AB PR (20 Sep 2013) Maputo
67–60 2011 AB PR (27 Sep 2011) Bamako
70–55 2011 AG SF (11 Sep 2011) Maputo
60–45 2009 AB PR (14 Oct 2009) Antananarivo
53–42 2007 AB PR (22 Sep 2007) Thiès
61–64 2003 AB SF (26 Dec 2003) Maputo
59–55  (6 Oct 2003) Abuja
77–80 1997 AB PR (15 Dec 1997) Nairobi
00–00  (6 Aug 1987) Nairobi

Rwanda

3

0

186

135

+51

Extended content
67–59 2011 AB PR (25 Sep 2011) Bamako 53–22 2011 AG PR (5 Sep 2011) Maputo 66–54 2009 AB PR (9 Oct 2009) Antananarivo

Senegal

16

6

10

824

959

−135

Extended content

54–56 2015 AB SF (2 Oct 2015) Yaoundé
50–46 2015 AB PR (24 Sep 2015) Yaoundé
53–42 2015 AG 3P (18 Sep 2015) Brazzaville
52–63 2015 AG PR (13 Sep 2015) Brazzaville
46–43 2013 AB SF (28 Sep 2013) Maputo
62–54 2011 AB F (2 Oct 2011) Bamako
63–42 2011 AB PR (24 Sep 2011) Bamako
57–64 2011 AG F (12 Sep 2011) Maputo
56–52 2011 AG PR (2 Sep 2011) Maputo
49–71 2007 AG SF (20 Jul 2007) Algiers
47–61 2003 AB 3P (28 Dec 2003) Maputo
52–62  (5 Oct 2003) Abuja
52–63 1994 AB SF (15 Dec 1994) Johannesburg
54–66 1990 AB PR (21 Mar 1990) Tunis
38–86 1983 AB R1 (3 Apr 1983) Luanda
39–88 1981 AB SF (10 Sep 1981) Dakar

Serbia

1

0

1

42

102

−60

Extended content
42–102 2014 WC PR (27 Sep 2014) Istanbul

South Africa

4

3

1

264

166

+98

Extended content
73–31 2003 AB PR (22 Dec 2003) Maputo 60–31 (1 May 2003) Maputo 78–47 1994 AB PR (11 Dec 1994) Johannesburg 53–57 1993 AB PR (21 Dec 1993) Dakar

Tanzania

1

0

118

46

+72

Extended content
118–46 1997 AB PR (13 Dec 1997) Nairobi

Tunisia

6

5

1

399

311

+88

Extended content

62–55 2017 AB PR (20 Aug 2017) Bamako
62–56 2009 AB PR (10 Oct 2009) Antananarivo
72–47 2007 AG QF (19 Jul 2007) Algiers
56–54 2003 AB PR (18 Dec 2003) Maputo
51–53 2000 AB PR (8 Nov 2000) Tunis
96–46 1981 AB PR (6 Sep 1981) Dakar

United States

2

0

2

82

209

−127

Extended content
44–119 2014 WC PR (30 Sep 2014) Istanbul 38–90 2012 OL PR (30 Jul 2012) London

Zambia

1

0

94

36

+58

Extended content
94–36 (4 May 2003) Maputo

1

0

81

37

+44

Extended content
81–37 1994 AB PR (10 Dec 1994) Johannesburg

Team[]

Current roster[]

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

Angola women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
SG	1	Italee Lucas	32 – (1989-01-12)12 January 1989	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Interclube
PG	2	Rosa Gala	26 – (1995-04-17)17 April 1995	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Primeiro de Agosto
SF	3		22 – (1999-07-01)1 July 1999	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Interclube
F	5		37 – (1984-02-25)25 February 1984	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
G	8		27 – (1993-10-24)24 October 1993	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Interclube
F	10	Ana Gonçalves	28 – (1993-01-03)3 January 1993	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Primeiro de Agosto
PF	14	Nadir Manuel	34 – (1986-11-30)30 November 1986	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Interclube
PG	17		22 – (1999-02-14)14 February 1999	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Interclube
C	18		23 – (1998-06-15)15 June 1998	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Primeiro de Agosto
C	20	Cristina Matiquite	29 – (1992-03-12)12 March 1992	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Primeiro de Agosto
PF	44		33 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Interclube
PF	94		29 – (1991-09-30)30 September 1991	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Head coach

Walter Costa

Assistant coach(es)

Ângela Cardoso
Elisa Pires

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 18 September 2021

Head coach position[]

Aníbal Moreira – Sep 2009 – Oct 2014
Jaime Covilhã – Jun 2015 – Aug 2017

References[]

^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "Afrobasket 2021 : l'Angola dévoile ses 12 Palancras Negras". sportnewsafrica.com. 14 September 2021.
^ "Team Roster Angola". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

External links[]

[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

[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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v t Basketball in Angola
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Women's clubs	1. Interclube players 2. Primeiro de Agosto players 3. 4. Maculusso players
Former clubs	Casa do P.P. do Lobito CDUAN Desportivo da Huíla Desportivo da Nocal Ferroviário de Luanda Juventude de Viana Progresso Sambizanga Sporting de Benguela Sporting de Luanda
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National teams	Men's players Women's players Men's U18 Women's U18 Men's U16 Women's U16

Angola women's national basketball team

Contents

History[]

FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007[]

FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2011[]

Results[]

Olympic Games[]

World Cup[]

African Games[]

AfroBasket[]

Angola all-time record against all nations[]

Team[]

Current roster[]

Head coach position[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

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