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Bronze Bronze: (1987, 1997
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The Angolan men's national basketball team (

FIBA World Cup
.

History

Angola made its first official match against

Nigeria, under coach Victorino Cunha on 1 February 1976, having lost 62–71.[2]

International competitions

Angola has competed in many international competitions, including the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2002 World Championship, 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 World Championship, the 2010 World Championship, and the 2014 Basketball World Cup as well as the FIBA Africa Championship, where the team has won 11 of the last 16 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.

2006 FIBA World Championship

Angola competed at the

Serbia and Montenegro
.

2014 FIBA World Championship

Angola qualified for the event through winning the

2014 FIBA World Cup
, Angola was especially noteworthy for its rebounds and steals. In both categories, the African Champion was among the top-5 at the World Cup.

Tournament record

FIBA Africa Championship

Year Round Position GP W L GS GA GD
Morocco Rabat 1980 7th 5 2 3 371 404 −33
Somalia Mogadishu 1981 10th 5 1 6 275 295 −20
Egypt Alexandria 1983 Final round 2nd 6 3 3 450 443 +7
Ivory Coast Abidjan 1985 Final round 2nd 7 5 2 576 512 +64
Tunisia Tunis 1987 Final round 3rd 5 4 1 387 341 +46
Angola Luanda 1989 Final round 1st 7 7 0 607 391 +216
Egypt Cairo 1992 Final round 1st 6 6 0 474 380 +94
Kenya Nairobi 1993 Final round 1st 6 5 1 522 395 +127
Algeria Algiers 1995 Final round 1st 5 5 0 421 253 +168
Senegal Dakar 1997 Final round 3rd 5 4 1 324 243 +81
Angola Luanda / Cabinda 1999 Final round 1st 7 7 0 586 392 +194
Rabat / Casablanca 2001
Final round 1st 7 6 1 489 406 +83
Alexandria 2003
Final round 1st 7 7 0 603 433 +170
Algiers 2005
Final round 1st 8 8 0 630 400 +230
Angola 5 cities 2007 Final round 1st 6 6 0 574 351 +223
Libya Tripoli / Benghazi 2009 Final round 1st 9 9 0 768 601 +167
Madagascar Antananarivo 2011 Final round 2nd 7 5 2 566 491 +75
Ivory Coast Abidjan 2013 Final round 1st 7 7 0 551 411 +140
Tunisia Radès 2015 Final round 2nd 7 5 2 493 462 +31
Dakar 2017
Final Round 7th 4 2 2 270 257 +13
Kigali 2021
Final Round 5th 5 2 3 356 347 +9
Angola 2025
Qualified as host
Total 22/22 11 titles 131 106 25 10293 8208 +2085

FIBA AfroCan

Year Round Position GP W L
2019
Third place 3rd 5 4 1
Angola 2023 7th place 7th 5 3 3
Total Third place 2/2 10 7 4

African Games

Year Round Position GP W L GS GA GD
Kenya Nairobi 1987 Final round 1st 5 4 1
Egypt Cairo 1991 No data available
Zimbabwe Harare 1995 Final round 4th 5 2 3
South Africa Jo'burg 1999 Final round 2nd 5 4 1 398 358 +40
Nigeria Abuja 2003 Final round 3rd 3 3 0 228 180 +48
Algeria Algiers 2007 Final round 1st 8 8 0 576 479 +97
Mozambique Maputo 2011 Final round 3rd 7 6 1 487 424 +63
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 2015 Final round 1st 6 6 0 511 359 +152
Total 8/8 3 titles 39 33 6 2200 1800 +400

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[3][4]

Angola men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F
0 Eduardo Francisco 19 – (2003-11-05)5 November 2003 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Benfica Portugal
G
1 Gerson Domingos 27 – (1996-04-16)16 April 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Petro de Luanda Angola
PG 2 José Dimitri Maconda 21 – (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) LWD Basket Netherlands
G
3 Gerson Gonçalves 27 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda Angola
PG 5 Childe Dundão 25 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Petro de Luanda Angola
C 8 Jilson Bango 24 – (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Löwen Braunschweig Germany
F
9 Leonel Paulo (C) 37 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Sangalhos DC Portugal
F
10 Antonio Monteiro 34 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Sporting CP Portugal
C 13 João Fernandes 30 – (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Sporting CP Portugal
C 20 Bruno Fernando 25 – (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Atlanta Hawks United States
PF
22 Silvio De Sousa 24 – (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Aris Greece
C 34 Kevin Kokila 21 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) JL Bourg Basket France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Notable players

Head coach position

[5][6][7][8]

Coach Years
Portugal Mário Palma 1999–2005
Portugal Luís Magalhães 2009–2010
France Michel Gomez 2011
Angola Paulo Macedo May 2013 – August 2013
Spain Moncho López February 2015 – August 2015
Angola Carlos Dinis February 2016 –
Angola Manuel Silva Gi May 2017 – September 2017
United States Will Voigt November 2017 – ?
Brazil José Neto 2020
Spain Josep Clarós April 2021–present[9]

Past rosters

[10][11][12][13]

Angola national basketball team –
2013 FIBA Africa Championship
– Gold Medal roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
F
4 Olímpio Cipriano 31 – (1982-04-15)15 April 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Recreativo do Libolo
Angola
G
5 Armando Costa 30 – (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SG 6 Carlos Morais 27 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
C 7 Valdelício Joaquim 23 – (1990-04-15)15 April 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Rainbow Warriors United States
PG 8 Hermenegildo Santos 23 – (1990-08-16)16 August 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PF
9 Leonel Paulo 27 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
F/C 10
Joaquim Gomes
32 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
F
11 Reggie Moore 32 – (1981-03-31)31 March 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
F/C 12 Felizardo Ambrósio 25 – (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SF 13 Carlos Almeida (C) 36 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PG 14 Mílton Barros 29 – (1984-06-21)21 June 1984 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Interclube
Angola
PF
15 Eduardo Mingas 34 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Interclube
Angola
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 August 2013
Angola national basketball team –
2011 FIBA Africa Championship
– Silver Medal roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F
4 Valdelício Joaquim 22 – (1990-04-15)15 April 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Rainbow Warriors United States
G
5 Armando Costa 28 – (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SG 6 Carlos Morais 25 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
PG 7 Domingos Bonifácio 27 – (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Recreativo do Libolo
Angola
F
8 Simão Santos 22 – (1989-12-16)16 December 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Recreativo do Libolo
Angola
PF
9 Leonel Paulo 25 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Recreativo do Libolo
Angola
F/C 10
Joaquim Gomes
 (C)
30 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
C 11 Miguel Kiala 26 – (1985-11-10)10 November 1985 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
F/C 12 Felizardo Ambrósio 23 – (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
C 13 Jorge Tati 22 – (1990-06-10)10 June 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Interclube
Angola
PG 14
Milton Barros
27 – (1984-06-21)21 June 1984 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Recreativo do Libolo
Angola
PF
15 Eduardo Mingas 32 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Interclube
Angola
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
Angola national basketball team –
2009 FIBA Africa Championship
– Gold Medal roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F
4 Olímpio Cipriano 27 – (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
G
5 Armando Costa 26 – (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SG 6 Carlos Morais 23 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
PG 7 Domingos Bonifácio 24 – (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Recreativo do Libolo
Angola
F
8 Luís Costa 31 – (1978-06-07)7 June 1978 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Recreativo do Libolo
Angola
PF
9 Leonel Paulo 23 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Recreativo do Libolo
Angola
F/C 10
Joaquim Gomes
28 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
C 11 Adolfo Quimbamba 26 – (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
ASA
Angola
F/C 12 Felizardo Ambrósio 21 – (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SF 13 Carlos Almeida (C) 32 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SF 14 Filipe Abraão 29 – (1979-12-31)31 December 1979 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
ASA
Angola
PF
15 Eduardo Mingas 30 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
Angola national basketball team –
2007 FIBA Africa Championship
– Gold Medal roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F
4 Olímpio Cipriano 25 – (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
G
5 Armando Costa 24 – (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SG 6 Carlos Morais 21 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
PG 7
Milton Barros
23 – (1984-06-21)21 June 1984 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
F
8 Luís Costa 29 – (1978-06-07)7 June 1978 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
SG 9
Victor de Carvalho
38 – (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
F/C 10
Joaquim Gomes
26 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
C 11 Victor Muzadi 29 – (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
F/C 12 Felizardo Ambrósio 19 – (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SF 13 Carlos Almeida (C) 30 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 35 – (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PF
15 Eduardo Mingas 28 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
Angola national basketball team – 2005 FIBA Africa Championship – Gold Medal roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F
4 Olímpio Cipriano 23 – (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
G
5 Armando Costa 22 – (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Queluz Portugal
F
6 Ângelo Victoriano 37 – (1968-02-08)8 February 1968 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
F
7 Gerson Monteiro 32 – (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Petro de Luanda
Angola
PF
8
Vladimir Ricardino
26 – (1978-10-04)4 October 1978 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SG 9 Carlos Morais 19 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Petro de Luanda
Angola
F/C 10
Joaquim Gomes
24 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
RheinEnergie
Germany
C 11 Victor Muzadi 27 – (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
C 12 Abdel Bouckar 25 – (1980-04-08)8 April 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Benfica Lisboa Portugal
SF 13 Carlos Almeida (C) 28 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 33 – (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PF
15 Eduardo Mingas 26 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Interclube Angola
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
Angola national basketball team – 2003 FIBA Africa Championship – Gold Medal roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SF 4 Afonso Silva 29 – (1974-07-24)24 July 1974 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PG 5 Walter Costa 30 – (1973-03-25)25 March 1973 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PF
6 Ângelo Victoriano 35 – (1968-02-08)8 February 1968 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SF 7 Gerson Monteiro 30 – (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Barreirense Portugal
PF
8 Edmar Victoriano 27 – (1975-11-01)1 November 1975 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SG 9 Víctor de Carvalho 34 – (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
F/C 10
Joaquim Gomes
22 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Valparaiso Crusaders
United States
C 11 Victor Muzadi 25 – (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
C 12 Abdel Bouckar 23 – (1980-04-08)8 April 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SG 13 Carlos Almeida 26 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 31 – (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
F/C 15 Jean-Jacques Conceição 39 – (1964-04-03)3 April 1964 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Portugal Telecom
Portugal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current club
Angola national basketball team – 2001 FIBA Africa Championship – Gold Medal roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 4 Victor Muzadi 23 – (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PG 5 Walter Costa 28 – (1973-03-25)25 March 1973 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PF
6 Ângelo Victoriano 33 – (1968-02-08)8 February 1968 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SF 7 Gerson Monteiro 28 – (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ovarense Portugal
PF
8 Edmar Victoriano 25 – (1975-11-01)1 November 1975 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
C 9 Buila Katiavala 25 – (1976-05-13)13 May 1976 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PF
10 José Nascimento 22 – (1979-01-01)1 January 1979 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SF 11 Mário Belarmino 26 – (1974-09-22)22 September 1974 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
F/C 12 David Dias 32 – (1969-04-21)21 April 1969 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Barreirense Portugal
SG 13 Carlos Almeida 24 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Petro Atlético
Angola
PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 29 – (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
F/C 15 [[Jean-Jacques |Jean-Jacques]] 37 – (1964-04-03)3 April 1964 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Portugal Telecom
Portugal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current club
Angola national basketball team – 1999 FIBA Africa Championship – Gold Medal roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 4 Justino Victoriano 25 – (1974-02-19)19 February 1974 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) UTEP Miners United States
SG 5 Aníbal Moreira 32 – (1966-09-19)19 September 1966 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Queluz Portugal
PF
6 Ângelo Victoriano 31 – (1968-02-08)8 February 1968 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
PG 7 Cristóvão Swingue 22 – (1977-01-01)1 January 1977 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Petro de Luanda
Angola
PF
8 Edmar Victoriano 23 – (1975-11-01)1 November 1975 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Petro de Luanda
Angola
SG 9 Víctor de Carvalho 30 – (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Petro de Luanda
Angola
PF
10 Herlander Coimbra 31 – (1968-06-16)16 June 1968 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
F/C 11
Joaquim Gomes
18 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Petro de Luanda
Angola
F/C 12 David Dias 30 – (1969-04-21)21 April 1969 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
SG 13 Carlos Almeida 22 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Petro de Luanda
Angola
PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 27 – (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
F/C 15 Jean-Jacques Conceição 35 – (1964-04-03)3 April 1964 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Málaga Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current club

All-time record against all nations

See also

References

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  7. ^ "Basketball: Carlos Dinis named new national head coach". ANGOP – Angolan News Agency. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Basketball: US coach takes over Angolan basketball team". ANGOP – Angolan News Agency. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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  11. ^ "Angola roster – 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Men". FIBA.com. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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