Angolan women's basketball team

Angola República de Angola
Association	Federação Angolana de Basquetebol
FIBA member since	1979
FIBA world rankings	18th
Trainer	-
World championships
Participation in the finals	1
Best results	qualified ( 2014 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	1
Best results	12. ( 2012 )
Continental championships
championship	Africa
Participation in the finals	15th
Best results	Africa Champion ( 2011 , 2013 )
(As of June 2014)

The Angolan national basketball team of women is the selection of Angolan basketball players who represent the Federação Angolana de Basquetebol on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. The greatest successes were winning the African Championships in 2011 and 2013 as well as participating in the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2014 World Cup . In 1979, the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA). In June 2014, the team was ranked 20th in the world rankings for women .

International competitions

Angola at world championships

The team was able to qualify for the 2014 World Cup by winning the African Championship in 2013 . This was the first time I took part in a World Cup.

2014 : 16th place

Angola at the Olympics

So far, the team has once managed to qualify for the Olympic basketball competitions by winning the African Championship in 2011 . At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , the team finished last among twelve participants.

Angola at the African Championships

The team can boast 15 participations in the African Championship so far . The national team won the competition twice and took third place five times.

1966 : not qualified  1968 : not qualified  1970 : not qualified  1974 : not qualified  1977 : not qualified  1979 : not qualified  1981 : 3rd place  1983 : 6th place  1984 : 7th place  1986 : 3rd place  1990 : 5th place

1993 : 6th place  1994 : 3rd place  1997 : 5th place  2000 : 5th place  2003 : 4th place  2005 : 6th place  2007 : 3rd place  2009 : 3rd place  2011 : African champion  2013 : African champion

Angola at the Africa Games

The Angola's women's national basketball team won two silver medals ( 1987 , 2011 ) and one bronze ( 2007 ) at the African Games competitions . In addition, Angola finished fourth in the 2003 competitions .

Squad

Angola's squad at the 2014 World Cup

player No. Surname birth size info Calls society Guards ( PG , SG ) 4th Fineza Eusebio 07/18/1990 168 CD Primeiro de Agosto 5 Elsa Eduardo 07/23/1989 170 DG Interclube 6th Pink Gala 04/17/1995 173 CD Primeiro de Agosto 9 Artemis Afonso 01/06/1993 179  Olivais do Coimbra 15th Ngiendula Filipe 05/20/1982 180 DG Interclube Forwards ( SF , PF ) 7th Helena Viegas 04/27/1995 173 Universidade Lusíada 8th Ana Gonçalves 03/01/1993 182 CD Primeiro de Agosto 10 Sonia Guadalupe September 15, 1985 188 CD Primeiro de Agosto 13 Nacissela Mauricio 06/02/1980 186 CD Primeiro de Agosto 14th Nadir Manuel 11/30/1986 188 DG Interclube Center ( C ) 11 Luisa Tomas March 24, 1983 192 CD Primeiro de Agosto 12 Angelina Golome 03/23/1988 190 DG Interclube

Trainer Nat. Surname position Aníbal Moreira Head coach Elisa Pires Assistant coach Pedro Santos Assistant coach Legend Abbr. meaning Team captain swell Team homepage League homepage Status: September 2014

Individual evidence

1. ^ Profiles: Angola (ANG): Federaçao Angolana de Basquetebol ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014.
2. ↑ FIBA Ranking for Women after 2013 Continental Championships ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014.
3. ↑ Women Basketball Africa Games Archive ( English ) In: todor66.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014.