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Angolan Basketball Federation

The Angolan Basketball Federation (Federação Angolana de Basquetebol or simply FAB) is the governing body of official basketball competitions in Angola. FAB was founded in 1976, with Mr. José Jaime de Castro Guimarães serving as chairman. The federation was first housed at Rua Rainha Ginga and later moved to the current address on the ground floor of an apartment building located in the Cidadela Sports Compound.[1] FAB oversees the activities of the 18 provincial basketball associations in the country. Typically the federation has a 42-member staff, including 3 members of the general assembly, 3 from the audit committee, 5 from the legal board, 5 from the disciplinary board and 16 collaborators while the management is made up of 10 members.

Angolan Basketball Federation Portuguese: Federação Angolana de Basquetebol
F.A.B.
IOC nationANG
National flagAngola
SportBasketball
Official websitewww.fab.ao/web/
HISTORY
Year of formation1976
AFFILIATIONS
International federationInternational Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Continental associationFIBA Africa
ELECTED
PresidentPaulo Madeira Dec 2012 -
Address
  • Complexo Desportivo da Cidadela
CountryAngola

On an annual basis, the federation organizes the men's national championship aka BAI Basket, the women's championship as well as the Angolan Cup and Super Cup, including in the under-age categories. It also oversees the provincial championships organized by the related basketball associations and the participation of national squads in African and worldwide events.

History

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Basketball in Angola was celebrated on May 18, 2011, its diamond jubilee as it was in May 1930 that a basketball match was first played in the country.[2] Mr. Pina Cabral, a Portuguese army officer and physical education teacher, organized in May 1930, the first exhibition game between Sporting Clube de Luanda and Associação Académica with an 8–5 final score for the former.[3]

Angola played for the very first time internationally in a friendly against Nigeria in 1976 (lost 62-71), made its debut in the African arena in 1980 (7th place) and in the world arena at the 1986 FIBA World Championship in Madrid (20th place).[4] At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the Angolan players must have lived a dream by sharing the court with the likes of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, among others.[5]

Current squads

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Roster for the AfroBasket 2025.[6]

Angola men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 0 Eduardo Francisco 21 – (2003-11-05)5 November 2003 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Benfica Portugal
G 1 Selton Miguel 24 – (2000-10-24)24 October 2000 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Maryland Terrapins United States
G 3 Gerson Gonçalves (C) 29 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda Angola
PG 5 Childe Dundão 27 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Petro de Luanda Angola
C 13 João Fernandes 32 – (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Oliveirense Portugal
PF 15 Abou Gakou 28 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Petro de Luanda Angola
PF 22 Silvio De Sousa 26 – (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Free agent
C 24 Bruno Fernando 26 – (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid Spain
C 34 Kevin Kokila 23 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) JL Bourg Basket France
C 44 Jilson Bango 26 – (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Fenerbaçhe Turkey
SG 47 Milton Valente 26 – (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Free agent
C 66 Braz Macachi 23 – (2001-09-05)5 September 2001 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) AD Galomar Portugal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 12 August 2025

Roster for the 2025 Women's Afrobasket.[7]

Angola women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 1 Italee Lucas 36 – (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) APR WBBC Rwanda
PF 5 Joana António 28 – (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) MTÜ Tallinn Estonia
G 6 Isabel Fernando 25 – (2000-06-05)5 June 2000 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Sporting Clube de Luanda Angola
SF 8 Sara Caetano 21 – (2003-09-09)9 September 2003 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) CRC Quinta dos Lombos Portugal
PG 9 Denise Pascoal 25 – (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
G 12 Nelma Cunha 23 – (2002-02-27)27 February 2002 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
SF 13 Cristiana Correia 27 – (1997-09-30)30 September 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sporting Clube de Luanda Angola
PF 14 Angelina Golome 37 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Formigas do Cazenga Angola
G 16 Alexia Dizeko 24 – (2001-03-12)12 March 2001 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
C 18 Avelina Peso 27 – (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
C 20 Cristina Matiquite 33 – (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
PG 24 Domilda Lussati 29 – (1996-03-08)8 March 1996 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Interclube Angola
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Angola Fernando Figueiredo
  • Angola Jaquelina Francisco
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2025

Past squads

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Africa Palmarès (national squad)

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Men

YearGoldSilverBronzeYearGoldSilverBronze
1983Afrobasket Alexandria
1985Afrobasket Abidjan
1987Afrobasket Tunis1987All Africa Games Nairobi
1989Afrobasket Luanda
1992Afrobasket Cairo
1993Afrobasket Nairobi
1995Afrobasket Algiers
1997Afrobasket Dakar
1999Afrobasket Luanda1999All Africa Games Jo'burg
2001Afrobasket Casablanca
2003Afrobasket Alexandria2003All Africa Games Abuja
2005Afrobasket Algiers
2007Afrobasket Luanda2007All Africa Games Algiers
2009Afrobasket Benghazi
2011Afrobasket Antananarivo2011All Africa Games Maputo
2013Afrobasket Abidjan
2015Radès 20152015African Games Brazzaville

Women

YearGoldSilverBronzeYearGoldSilverBronze
1981Afrobasket Senegal
1986Afrobasket Mozambique1987All Africa Games Nairobi
1994Afrobasket South Africa
2007Afrobasket Senegal2007All Africa Games Algiers
2009Afrobasket Madagascar
2011Afrobasket Mali2011All Africa Games Maputo
2013Afrobasket Maputo2013
20152015African Games Brazzaville

Participation in world events

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YearEventRankingYearEventRankingYearEventRanking
1986FIBA World Championship Madrid20th (out of 24)
1988
1990FIBA World Championship Buenos Aires13th (out of 16)
1992Summer Olympics Barcelona10th (out of 12)
1994FIBA World Championship Toronto16th (out of 16)
1996Summer Olympics Atlanta21st (out of 24)
1998
2000Summer Olympics Sydney23rd (out of 24)
20022002 FIBA World Championship Indianapolis11th (out of 16)
2004Summer Olympics Athens23rd (out of 24)
2006FIBA World Championship Saitama10th (out of 24)
2008Summer Olympics Beijing23rd (out of 24)20082008 Stanković CupChampion
2010FIBA World Championship Instambul15th (out of 24)20112011 Stanković CupChampion
2012
2014FIBA World Championship Spain17th (out of 24)

National Champions

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Angola Cup Winners

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Angola Super Cup Winners

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Africa Palmarès (clubs)

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Men

YearEventGoldSilverBronze
1987Africa Champions Cup AlexandriaPrimeiro de Agosto
1994Africa Champions Cup CairoPetro Atlético
2000Africa Champions Cup AbidjanPetro Atlético
2002Africa Champions Cup LuandaPrimeiro de Agosto
2004Africa Champions Cup CairoPrimeiro de Agosto
2005Africa Champions Cup AbidjanInterclubePrimeiro de Agosto
2006Africa Champions Cup LagosPetro AtléticoPrimeiro de Agosto
2007Africa Champions Cup LuandaPrimeiro de AgostoPetro Atlético
2008Africa Champions Cup SoussePrimeiro de AgostoASA
2009Africa Champions Cup KigaliPrimeiro de AgostoPetro Atlético
2010Africa Champions Cup CotonouPrimeiro de Agosto
2011Africa Champions Cup SaléPrimeiro de Agosto
2012Africa Champions Cup MalaboPrimeiro de AgostoPetro Atlético
2013Africa Champions Cup SoussePrimeiro de AgostoRec do Libolo
2014Africa Champions Cup TunisRec do Libolo
2015Africa Champions Cup LuandaPetro AtléticoRec do Libolo

Women

YearEventGoldSilver
2001Africa Champions Cup AbidjanPrimeiro de Agosto
2003Africa Champions Cup MaputoPrimeiro de Agosto
2005Africa Champions Cup BamakoPrimeiro de Agosto
2006Africa Champions Cup LibrevillePrimeiro de Agosto
2007Africa Champions Cup MaputoPrimeiro de Agosto
2008Africa Champions Cup NairobiPrimeiro de Agosto
2010Africa Champions Cup BizerteInterclube
2011Africa Champions Cup LagosInterclube
2012Africa Champions Cup AbidjanInterclube
2013Africa Champions Cup MeknesInterclubePrimeiro de Agosto
2014Africa Champions Cup SfaxInterclubePrimeiro de Agosto
2015Africa Champions Cup LuandaPrimeiro de AgostoInterclube

Chairman history

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AngolaJosé Guimarães Periquito1977 -1987
AngolaCarlos Teixeira Cagi1987 -1996
AngolaPires Ferreira1996 -Dec 2004
AngolaGustavo da ConceiçãoDec 2004 -Dec 2012
AngolaPaulo MadeiraDec 2012 -

Head coaches history

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Trivia

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In a match played for the Lusophony (Portuguese-speaking countries) Games, on October 7, 2006, Angola beat East Timor 193–33 in what might be the highest score ever reached by the Angolan squad.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "FAB Address and Contact Information". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2013-04-13.[dead link]
  2. ↑ "Basquetebol angolano 75 anos" (in Portuguese). FAB.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  3. ↑ "Embaixador africano completa 79 anos de existência" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  4. ↑ "1986 World Championship for Men". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  5. ↑ "Angola Vs. Dream Team". Philly.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  6. ↑ "Team roster: Angola" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 12 August 2025. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Team roster: Angola". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Palmarés do Campeonato Nacional" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  9. ↑ "By then club was called "Desportivo da TAAG"" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  10. ↑ "Basquetebol: Angola `humilha` Timor Leste nos Jogos da Lusofonia" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
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