Angola national basketball team

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The Angola national basketball team represents Angola in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Federaçao Angolana de Basquetebol. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979. It is one of the best nations in Africa and the world, ranking 17th in the world as of the latest rankings.

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[edit] International Competitions

Angola has competed in many international competitions, including the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIBA World Championship, 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2006 FIBA World Championships as well as the FIBA Africa Championship where the team has won 8 of the last 9 FIBA Africa Championships, with the first coming in 1989 and the most recent in 2005.

[edit] 2006 Basketball World Championships

They competed in the 2006 Basketball World Championships 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 loses (versus Spain and Germany). They lost in the knockout stage to France for a total record of 3 wins and 3 loses, good for 10th place overall, ahed of teams such as Serbia and Montenegro and China.

[edit] Roster

Below is the 12 man roster for the 2006 Basketball World Championships

coach: Alberto Carvalho

[edit] External links

International basketball
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FIBA | World Championship (men) - (women) | Olympic Championship | Teams by Country | Players | Leagues
     Asia: FIBA Asia – Asian Championship
     Africa: FIBA Africa – Africa Championship
     Americas: FIBA Americas – Americas Championship
     Oceania: FIBA Oceania – Oceania Championship
     Europe: FIBA Europe – Eurobasket
National basketball teams of Africa (FIBA Africa)
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