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Angolan national basketball team

Angola Angola
AfroBasket 2017
FIBA ranking 23 Decrease 8
Joined FIBA 1979
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federation FAB Portuguese: Federação Angolana de Basquetebol
Coach Angola Manuel Silva Gi
Olympic Games
Appearances 5
Medals None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 7
Medals None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances 19
Medals GoldGold: 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013
SilverSilver: 1983, 1985, 2011, 2015
BronzeBronze: 1987, 1997
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Home jersey
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Team colours
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The Angolan national basketball team represents Angola in international basketball matches, and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Basquetebol. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979. Ranking 23rd in the FIBA World Rankings, Angola is the top team of FIBA Africa, and a regular competitor at the Summer Olympic Games and the FIBA World Cup.

Angola made its first official match against Nigeria, under coach Victorino Cunha on February 1, 1976, having lost 62-71.

Angola has competed in many international competitions, including the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIBA World Championship, 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 FIBA World Championship, and the 2010 FIBA World Championship, as well as the FIBA Africa Championship, where the team has won 11 of the last 14 championships, with the first coming in 1989, and the most recent in 2013. In addition, they won the tournament at the 1987 All-Africa Games, 2003 All-Africa Games and 2007 All-Africa Games.


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