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. 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. On an annual basis, the federation organizes the men's national championship aka

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, the

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as well as the

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and

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, 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

As the most successful sports in Angola, together with handball, basketball in

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celebrated on May 18, 2011, its diamond jubilee as it was in May 1930 that a basketball match was first played in the country. Since then, it's been 75 years of a successful journey. 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. 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

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in Madrid (20th place). At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the Angolan players must have lived a dream by sharing the court with the likes of

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, among others.

Current squads

Past squads

Africa Palmarès (national squad)

Men Women

Participation in world events

National Champions

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Winners

Men Women

Angola Super Cup Winners

Men Women

Africa Palmarès (clubs)

Chairman history

Head coaches history

Trivia

In a match played for the Lusophony (Portuguese-speaking countries) Games, on October 7, 2006,

beat

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193–33 in what might be the highest score ever reached by the Angolan squad.

References

External links

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Angola basketball portal

Angolan Basketball - Afrobasket.comAngolan Basketball Federation at Fiba Live Stats
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History

Current squads

Past squads

Africa Palmarès (national squad)

Participation in world events

National Champions

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Angola Super Cup Winners

Africa Palmarès (clubs)

Chairman history

Head coaches history

Trivia

See also

References

External links

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Winners