Angola women's national basketball team is the

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team which represents

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n women internationally. In 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women They won their first Continental African title and they qualified for the first time to

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. They have made their only appearance so far in the

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, where they finished last among 16 teams.

History

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

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once they had clinched advancement to the next round. In the round of single elimination, Angola beat

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44–42, before losing to eventual champion

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by 9. In the third place game, Angola beat

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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

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. It finished with a 7–1 record with Small forward Nacissela Maurício being named the tournament's

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. Moreover, Power forward Sónia Guadalupe was named to the All-Tournament team. With this win, Angola secured a spot at the

Results

Olympic Games

World Cup

African Games

AfroBasket

Angola all-time record against all nations

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 Women's Afrobasket.The roster was announced on 28 July 2023.

Head coach position

* Aníbal Moreira – Sep 2009 – Oct 2014 * Jaime Covilhã – Jun 2015 – Aug 2017

References

External links

*
FIBA profileAngolan National Team – Afrobasket.com
{{Basketball in Angola

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Women's national basketball teams 1981 establishments in Angola National sports teams established in 1981