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 nation	ANG
National flag
Sport	Basketball
Official website	www.fab.ao/web/
HISTORY
Year of formation	1976
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Continental association	FIBA Africa
ELECTED
President	Paulo Madeira Dec 2012 -
Address	Complexo Desportivo da Cidadela
Country	Angola

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

As the most successful sports in Angola, together with handball, basketball in Angola 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] 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.^[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

Main article: Angola men's national basketball team

Roster for the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.^[6]

Angola men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 0 Eduardo Francisco 19 – (2003-11-05)5 November 2003 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Benfica G 1 Aginaldo Neto 17 – (2006-04-29)29 April 2006 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Petro de Luanda G 3 Gerson Gonçalves 27 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda PG 5 Childe Dundão 25 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Petro de Luanda C 8 Jilson Bango 24 – (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Zaragoza G 9 Selton Miguel 22 – (2000-10-24)24 October 2000 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Maryland Terrapins C 13 João Fernandes 30 – (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Oliveirense PF 15 Abou Gakou 26 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Petro de Luanda C 20 Bruno Fernando 25 – (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Atlanta Hawks PF 22 Silvio De Sousa 24 – (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Aris C 66 Braz Macachi 21 – (2001-09-05)5 September 2001 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 1° de Agosto PG 88 Luis Pereira 22 – (2000-09-08)8 September 2000 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Vitória S.C.	Head coach Josep Clarós Assistant coach(es) Miguel Lutonda Aníbal Moreira Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 2 July 2024

Main article: Angola women's national basketball team

Roster for the 2023 Women's Afrobasket.The roster was announced on 28 July 2023.^[7][8]

Angola women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 3 Edvania Pascoal 24 – (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Interclube PG 4 Artémis Barbosa 30 – (1993-01-06)6 January 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Castelló PF 5 Joana António 26 – (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Interclube G 6 Isabel Fernando 23 – (2000-06-05)5 June 2000 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Primeiro de Agosto SG 7 Arminda Joaquim 17 – (2006-02-26)26 February 2006 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Primeiro de Agosto SF 8 Sara Caetano 19 – (2003-09-09)9 September 2003 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Formigas do Cazenga SF 11 Isabel João 19 – (2004-05-31)31 May 2004 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Primeiro de Agosto G 12 Nelma Cunha 21 – (2002-02-27)27 February 2002 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) PF 14 Nadir Manuel 36 – (1986-11-30)30 November 1986 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Interclube PF 15 Jessica Malagi 25 – (1997-12-17)17 December 1997 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Interclube C 20 Cristina Matiquite 31 – (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Interclube PG 23 Cacia Antonio 22 – (2001-05-06)6 May 2001 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Interclube	Head coach José Villa Assistant coach(es) João Formosa Elisa Pires Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 28 July 2023

Past squads

Main article: List of Angola men's national basketball team players

Africa Palmarès (national squad)

Men

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983		Afrobasket Alexandria
1985		Afrobasket Abidjan
1987			Afrobasket Tunis	1987	All Africa Games Nairobi
1989	Afrobasket Luanda
1992	Afrobasket Cairo
1993	Afrobasket Nairobi
1995	Afrobasket Algiers
1997			Afrobasket Dakar
1999	Afrobasket Luanda			1999		All Africa Games Jo'burg
2001	Afrobasket Casablanca
2003	Afrobasket Alexandria			2003	All Africa Games Abuja
2005	Afrobasket Algiers
2007	Afrobasket Luanda			2007	All Africa Games Algiers
2009	Afrobasket Benghazi
2011		Afrobasket Antananarivo		2011			All Africa Games Maputo
2013	Afrobasket Abidjan
2015		Radès 2015		2015	African Games Brazzaville

Women

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1981			Afrobasket Senegal
1986			Afrobasket Mozambique	1987		All Africa Games Nairobi
1994			Afrobasket South Africa
2007			Afrobasket Senegal	2007			All Africa Games Algiers
2009			Afrobasket Madagascar
2011	Afrobasket Mali			2011		All Africa Games Maputo
2013	Afrobasket Maputo			2013
2015				2015			African Games Brazzaville

Participation in world events

Year	Event	Ranking	Year	Event	Ranking	Year	Event	Ranking
1986	FIBA World Championship Madrid	20th (out of 24)
			1988
1990	FIBA World Championship Buenos Aires	13th (out of 16)
			1992	Summer Olympics Barcelona	10th (out of 12)
1994	FIBA World Championship Toronto	16th (out of 16)
			1996	Summer Olympics Atlanta	21st (out of 24)
1998
			2000	Summer Olympics Sydney	23rd (out of 24)
2002	2002 FIBA World Championship Indianapolis	11th (out of 16)
			2004	Summer Olympics Athens	23rd (out of 24)
2006	FIBA World Championship Saitama	10th (out of 24)
			2008	Summer Olympics Beijing	23rd (out of 24)	2008	2008 Stanković Cup	Champion
2010	FIBA World Championship Instambul	15th (out of 24)				2011	2011 Stanković Cup	Champion
			2012
2014	FIBA World Championship Spain	17th (out of 24)

National Champions

^[9]

Men

Team	Won	Years won
Primeiro de Agosto	18	1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016
Petro Atlético	12	1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015
ASA	3	1980,[10] 1996, 1997
Recreativo do Libolo	2	2012, 2014
Sporting de Luanda	1	1984
Ferroviário de Luanda	1	1979

Women

Team	Won	Years won
Primeiro de Agosto	12	1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015
Interclube	11	1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
Desportivo Nocal	5	1998

Angola Cup Winners

Men

Team	Won	Years won
Primeiro de Agosto	13	1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
Petro Atlético	12	1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014
Recreativo do Libolo	5	2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017
ASA	2	1993, 1999
Dínamos	1	1989

Women

Team	Won	Years won
Primeiro de Agosto	10	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Interclube	6	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017

Angola Super Cup Winners

Men

Team	Won	Years won
Primeiro de Agosto	12	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
Petro Atlético	5	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2015
ASA	3	1996, 1997, 1998
Recreativo do Libolo	1	2011, 2016

Women

Team	Won	Years won
Interclube	7	2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Primeiro de Agosto	7	2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015
Desportivo Nocal	1	2000

Africa Palmarès (clubs)

Men

Year	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1987	Africa Champions Cup Alexandria		Primeiro de Agosto
1994	Africa Champions Cup Cairo		Petro Atlético
2000	Africa Champions Cup Abidjan		Petro Atlético
2002	Africa Champions Cup Luanda	Primeiro de Agosto
2004	Africa Champions Cup Cairo	Primeiro de Agosto
2005	Africa Champions Cup Abidjan		Interclube	Primeiro de Agosto
2006	Africa Champions Cup Lagos	Petro Atlético	Primeiro de Agosto
2007	Africa Champions Cup Luanda	Primeiro de Agosto	Petro Atlético
2008	Africa Champions Cup Sousse	Primeiro de Agosto		ASA
2009	Africa Champions Cup Kigali	Primeiro de Agosto	Petro Atlético
2010	Africa Champions Cup Cotonou	Primeiro de Agosto
2011	Africa Champions Cup Salé		Primeiro de Agosto
2012	Africa Champions Cup Malabo	Primeiro de Agosto	Petro Atlético
2013	Africa Champions Cup Sousse	Primeiro de Agosto		Rec do Libolo
2014	Africa Champions Cup Tunis	Rec do Libolo
2015	Africa Champions Cup Luanda	Petro Atlético	Rec do Libolo

Women

Year	Event	Gold	Silver
2001	Africa Champions Cup Abidjan		Primeiro de Agosto
2003	Africa Champions Cup Maputo		Primeiro de Agosto
2005	Africa Champions Cup Bamako		Primeiro de Agosto
2006	Africa Champions Cup Libreville	Primeiro de Agosto
2007	Africa Champions Cup Maputo		Primeiro de Agosto
2008	Africa Champions Cup Nairobi		Primeiro de Agosto
2010	Africa Champions Cup Bizerte	Interclube
2011	Africa Champions Cup Lagos	Interclube
2012	Africa Champions Cup Abidjan		Interclube
2013	Africa Champions Cup Meknes	Interclube	Primeiro de Agosto
2014	Africa Champions Cup Sfax	Interclube	Primeiro de Agosto
2015	Africa Champions Cup Luanda	Primeiro de Agosto	Interclube

Chairman history

	José Guimarães Periquito	1977 -	1987
	Carlos Teixeira Cagi	1987 -	1996
	Pires Ferreira	1996 -	Dec 2004
	Gustavo da Conceição	Dec 2004 -	Dec 2012
	Paulo Madeira	Dec 2012 -

Head coaches history

	Coach (Men)	Achievements
			1980	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1992	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015
	Mário Palma (M.P.)	G						V.C.	V.C.	V.C.	W.R.		M.P.	M.P.	M.P.	M.P.	A.C.	L.M.		P.M.
	Victorino Cunha (V.C.)	S			W.R.	W.R.													M.G.		M.L.
	Wlademiro Romero (W.R.)	B					W.R.					W.R.
	Paulo Macedo (P.M.)	4
	Luís Magalhães (L.M.)	5
	Alberto de Carvalho (A.C.)	6
	Moncho López (M.L.)	7	M.P.
	Michel Gomez (M.G.)	8		W.R.

	Coach (Women)	Achievements
			1981	1983	1984	1986	1990	1993	1994	1997	2000	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015
	Aníbal Moreira (A.M.)	G														A.M.	A.M.
	António Henriques (A.H.)	S
	Apolinário Paquete (A.P.)	B	A.H.			A.H.			1994					A.M.	A.M.
	Jaime Covilhã (J.C.)	4										A.P.						J.C.
		5					A.H.			1997	2000
		6		A.H.				1993					A.M.
		7			A.H.

Trivia

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.^[11]

See also

• BAI Basket
• Angola Basketball Cup
• Angola Basketball Super Cup
• Victorino Cunha Cup