Angola men's national basketball team

The Angolan national basketball team 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
FIBA ranking32 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1979
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFAB Portuguese: Federação Angolana de Basquetebol
CoachWill Voigt
Olympic Games
Appearances5
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances7
MedalsNone
AfroBasket
Appearances20
Medals Gold: (1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013)
Silver: (1983, 1985, 2011, 2015)
Bronze: (1987, 1997)
Home
Away

History

Angola made its first official match against Nigeria, under coach Victorino Cunha on February 1, 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 2006 World Championship in Group B, alongside Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Panama, and Spain. In group play, they finished with 3 wins (versus Panama, New Zealand, and Japan), and 2 losses (versus Spain and Germany). They lost in the knockout stage to France, for a total record of 3 wins and 3 losses, good for 10th place overall, ahead of traditional basketball powerhouse Serbia and Montenegro.

2014 FIBA World Championship

Angola qualified for the event through winning the AfroBasket 2013, its 11th title in 13 consecutive African Championship Tournaments. At 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
Rabat 19807th523371404−33
Mogadishu 198110th516275295−20
Alexandria 1983Final round2nd633450443+7
Abidjan 1985Final round2nd752576512+64
Tunis 1987Final round3rd541387341+46
Luanda 1989Final round1st770607391+216
Cairo 1992Final round1st660474380+94
Nairobi 1993Final round1st651522395+127
Algiers 1995Final round1st550421253+168
Dakar 1997Final round3rd541324243+81
Luanda / Cabinda 1999Final round1st770586392+194
Rabat / Casablanca 2001Final round1st761489406+83
Alexandria 2003Final round1st770603433+170
Algiers 2005Final round1st880630400+230
5 cities 2007Final round1st660574351+223
Tripoli / Benghazi 2009Final round1st990768601+167
Antananarivo 2011Final round2nd752566491+75
Abidjan 2013Final round1st770551411+140
Radès 2015Final round2nd752493462+31
Radès Dakar 2017Final Round7th422270257+13
Total21/2111 titles1261042299377861+2076

African Games

Year Round Position GP W L GS GA GD
Nairobi 1987Final round1st541
Cairo 1991No data available
Harare 1995Final round4th523
Jo'burg 1999Final round2nd541398358+40
Abuja 2003Final round3rd330228180+48
Algiers 2007Final round1st880576479+97
Maputo 2011Final round3rd761487424+63
Brazzaville 2015Final round1st660511359+152
Total8/83 titles3933622001800+400

Team

Current roster

Angola national basketball team – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 1 Domingos, Gerson 23 – (1996-04-16)April 16, 1996 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Interclube
C 2 Moreira, Yanick 28 – (1991-07-31)July 31, 1991 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Virtus Bologna
SG 3 Gonçalves, Jerson 23 – (1996-03-29)March 29, 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda
SF 4 Cipriano, Olímpio 37 – (1982-04-09)April 9, 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda
SG 6 Morais, Carlos 33 – (1985-10-16)October 16, 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda
PF 9 Paulo, Leonel 33 – (1986-04-30)April 30, 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Petro de Luanda
SF 10 Antonio, Jose 29 – (1990-07-31)July 31, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Petro de Luanda
PF 15 Mingas, Eduardo (C) 40 – (1979-01-29)January 29, 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Primeiro de Agosto
C 16 Mbunga, Hermenegildo 33 – (1985-09-04)September 4, 1985 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Benfica do Libolo
PF 23 Moore, Reggie 38 – (1981-03-31)March 31, 1981 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Petro de Luanda
C 32 Joaquim, Valdelício 29 – (1990-04-15)April 15, 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Obras Sanitarias
PG 37 Conceição, Jacques 29 – (1989-09-04)September 4, 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Primeiro de Agosto
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 August 2019

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Yanick Moreira Hermenegildo Mbunga Valdelício Joaquim
PF Bruno Fernando Leonel Paulo Eduardo Mingas
SF Reggie Moore José Antonio Olímpio Cipriano
SG Carlos Morais Jaques Conceição
PG Gerson Domingos Gerson Gonçalves

Notable players

Head coach position

[3][4][5][6]

CoachYears
Mário Palma1999 – 2005
Luís Magalhães2009 - 2010
Michel Gomez2011
Paulo MacedoMay 2013 – Aug 2013
Moncho LópezFeb 2015 – Aug 2015
Carlos DinisFeb 2016 –
Manuel Silva GiMay 2017 – Sep 2017
Will VoigtNov 2017 –

AfroBasket rosters

[7][8][9][10]

Angola national basketball team - 2013 FIBA Africa Championship - Gold Medal roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
F 4 Olímpio Cipriano 31 – (1982-04-15)15 April 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Recreativo do Libolo
G 5 Armando Costa 30 – (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SG 6 Carlos Morais 27 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro Atlético
C 7 Valdelício Joaquim 23 – (1990-04-15)15 April 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Rainbow Warriors
PG 8 Hermenegildo Santos 23 – (1990-08-16)16 August 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PF 9 Leonel Paulo 27 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Petro Atlético
F/C 10 Joaquim Gomes 32 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
F 11 Reggie Moore 32 – (1981-03-31)31 March 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Primeiro de Agosto
F/C 12 Felizardo Ambrósio 25 – (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SF 13 Carlos Almeida (C) 36 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PG 14 Mílton Barros 29 – (1984-06-21)21 June 1984 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Interclube
PF 15 Eduardo Mingas 34 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Interclube
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 4 Valdelício Joaquim 22 – (1990-04-15)15 April 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Rainbow Warriors
G 5 Armando Costa 28 – (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SG 6 Carlos Morais 25 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro Atlético
PG 7 Domingos Bonifácio 27 – (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Recreativo do Libolo
F 8 Simão Santos 22 – (1989-12-16)16 December 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Recreativo do Libolo
PF 9 Leonel Paulo 25 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Recreativo do Libolo
F/C 10 Joaquim Gomes (C) 30 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
C 11 Miguel Kiala 26 – (1985-11-10)10 November 1985 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Petro Atlético
F/C 12 Felizardo Ambrósio 23 – (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
C 13 Jorge Tati 22 – (1990-06-10)10 June 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Interclube
PG 14 Milton Barros 27 – (1984-06-21)21 June 1984 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Recreativo do Libolo
PF 15 Eduardo Mingas 32 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Interclube
Head coach
  • Michel Gomez
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
Angola national basketball team - 2009 FIBA Africa Championship - Gold Medal roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 4 Olímpio Cipriano 27 – (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
G 5 Armando Costa 26 – (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SG 6 Carlos Morais 23 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro Atlético
PG 7 Domingos Bonifácio 24 – (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Recreativo do Libolo
F 8 Luís Costa 31 – (1978-06-07)7 June 1978 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Recreativo do Libolo
PF 9 Leonel Paulo 23 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Recreativo do Libolo
F/C 10 Joaquim Gomes 28 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
C 11 Adolfo Quimbamba 26 – (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) ASA
F/C 12 Felizardo Ambrósio 21 – (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SF 13 Carlos Almeida (C) 32 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SF 14 Filipe Abraão 29 – (1979-12-31)31 December 1979 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) ASA
PF 15 Eduardo Mingas 30 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Petro Atlético
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
Angola national basketball team - 2007 FIBA Africa Championship - Gold Medal roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 4 Olímpio Cipriano 25 – (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
G 5 Armando Costa 24 – (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SG 6 Carlos Morais 21 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro Atlético
PG 7 Milton Barros 23 – (1984-06-21)21 June 1984 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Petro Atlético
F 8 Luís Costa 29 – (1978-06-07)7 June 1978 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Petro Atlético
SG 9 Victor de Carvalho 38 – (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro Atlético
F/C 10 Joaquim Gomes 26 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
C 11 Victor Muzadi 29 – (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
F/C 12 Felizardo Ambrósio 19 – (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SF 13 Carlos Almeida (C) 30 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 35 – (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PF 15 Eduardo Mingas 28 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Petro Atlético
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
Angola national basketball team - 2005 FIBA Africa Championship - Gold Medal roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 4 Olímpio Cipriano 23 – (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
G 5 Armando Costa 22 – (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Queluz
F 6 Ângelo Victoriano 37 – (1968-02-08)8 February 1968 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Primeiro de Agosto
F 7 Gerson Monteiro 32 – (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Petro de Luanda
PF 8 Vladimir Ricardino 26 – (1978-10-04)4 October 1978 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SG 9 Carlos Morais 19 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda
F/C 10 Joaquim Gomes 24 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) RheinEnergie
C 11 Victor Muzadi 27 – (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
C 12 Abdel Bouckar 25 – (1980-04-08)8 April 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Benfica Lisboa
SF 13 Carlos Almeida (C) 28 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 33 – (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PF 15 Eduardo Mingas 26 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Interclube
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
Angola national basketball team – 2003 FIBA Africa Championship – Gold Medal roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SF 4 Afonso Silva 29 – (1974-07-24)24 July 1974 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PG 5 Walter Costa 30 – (1973-03-25)25 March 1973 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PF 6 Ângelo Victoriano 35 – (1968-02-08)8 February 1968 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SF 7 Gerson Monteiro 30 – (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Barreirense
PF 8 Edmar Victoriano 27 – (1975-11-01)1 November 1975 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SG 9 Víctor de Carvalho 34 – (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro Atlético
F/C 10 Joaquim Gomes 22 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Valparaiso Crusaders
C 11 Victor Muzadi 25 – (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
C 12 Abdel Bouckar 23 – (1980-04-08)8 April 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SG 13 Carlos Almeida 26 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 31 – (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Primeiro de Agosto
F/C 15 Jean-Jacques Conceição 39 – (1964-04-03)3 April 1964 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Portugal Telecom
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C 4 Victor Muzadi 23 – (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PG 5 Walter Costa 28 – (1973-03-25)25 March 1973 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PF 6 Ângelo Victoriano 33 – (1968-02-08)8 February 1968 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SF 7 Gerson Monteiro 28 – (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ovarense
PF 8 Edmar Victoriano 25 – (1975-11-01)1 November 1975 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Petro Atlético
C 9 Buila Katiavala 25 – (1976-05-13)13 May 1976 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PF 10 José Nascimento 22 – (1979-01-01)1 January 1979 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SF 11 Mário Belarmino 26 – (1974-09-22)22 September 1974 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Petro Atlético
F/C 12 David Dias 32 – (1969-04-21)21 April 1969 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Barreirense
SG 13 Carlos Almeida 24 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro Atlético
PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 29 – (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Primeiro de Agosto
F/C 15 [[Jean-Jacques |Jean-Jacques]] 37 – (1964-04-03)3 April 1964 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Portugal Telecom
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C 4 Justino Victoriano 25 – (1974-02-19)19 February 1974 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) UTEP Miners
SG 5 Aníbal Moreira 32 – (1966-09-19)19 September 1966 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Queluz
PF 6 Ângelo Victoriano 31 – (1968-02-08)8 February 1968 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PG 7 Cristóvão Swingue 22 – (1977-01-01)1 January 1977 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Petro de Luanda
PF 8 Edmar Victoriano 23 – (1975-11-01)1 November 1975 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Petro de Luanda
SG 9 Víctor de Carvalho 30 – (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda
PF 10 Herlander Coimbra 31 – (1968-06-16)16 June 1968 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Primeiro de Agosto
F/C 11 Joaquim Gomes 18 – (1980-12-23)23 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Petro de Luanda
F/C 12 David Dias 30 – (1969-04-21)21 April 1969 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Primeiro de Agosto
SG 13 Carlos Almeida 22 – (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda
PG 14 Miguel Lutonda 27 – (1971-12-24)24 December 1971 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Primeiro de Agosto
F/C 15 Jean-Jacques Conceição 35 – (1964-04-03)3 April 1964 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Málaga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Angola all-time record against all nations

See also

Notes

    References

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