FIBA zone FIBA Africa Appearances 1 (2014) Home Away Location Angola Joined FIBA 1979 | Appearances 1 Appearances 16 Coach Jaime Covilhã | |
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Medals (2011, 2013)
(1981, 1986, 1994, 2007, 2009) National federation Federação Angolana de Basquetebol | ||
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 Continantal African title and they qualified for the first time to 2012 Summer Olympics. They have yet to make an appearance in the FIBA World Championship for Women.
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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.
Current roster
Roster for the AfroBasket Women 2015.