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Angola men's national basketball team
Mem's national basketball team for Angola
Mem's national basketball team for Angola
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Angola |
| logo | Federação Angolana de Basquetebol (logo).png |
| logo_width | 175px |
| coach | Josep Clarós |
| fiba_ranking | |
| joined_fiba | 1979 |
| fiba_zone | FIBA Africa |
| national_fed | FAB |
| oly_appearances | 5 |
| wc_appearances | 9 |
| zone_championship | AfroBasket |
| zone_appearances | 22 |
| zone_medals | Gold: (1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2025) |
| Silver: (1983, 1985, 2011, 2015) | |
| Bronze: (1987, 1997) | |
| h_body | FFFFFF |
| h_shorts | FFFFFF |
| a_body | DD0000 |
| a_shorts | DD0000 |
| h_title | Home |
| a_title | Away |
the men's team
Silver: (1983, 1985, 2011, 2015) Bronze: (1987, 1997) The Angolan men's national basketball team is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Basquetebol. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979. Ranking 23rd in the FIBA World Rankings, Angola is the top team of FIBA Africa, and a regular competitor at the Summer Olympic Games and the FIBA World Cup.
History
Angola made its first official match against Nigeria, under coach Victorino Cunha on 1 February 1976, having lost 62–71.
The Angolan men's basketball team made their first Olympic debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
International competitions
Angola has competed in many international competitions, including the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2002 World Championship, 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 World Championship, the 2010 World Championship, and the 2014 Basketball World Cup as well as the FIBA Africa Championship, where the team has won 11 of the last 16 championships, with the first coming in 1989, and the most recent in 2013. In addition, they won the tournament at the 1987 All-Africa Games, 2003 All-Africa Games and 2007 All-Africa Games.
2006 FIBA World Championship
Angola competed at the 2006 World Championship 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 losses (versus Spain and Germany). They lost in the knockout stage to France, for a total record of 3 wins and 3 losses, good for 10th place overall, ahead of traditional basketball powerhouse Serbia and Montenegro.
2014 FIBA World Championship
Angola qualified for the event through winning the AfroBasket 2013, its 11th title in 13 consecutive African Championship Tournaments. At the 2014 FIBA World Cup, Angola was especially noteworthy for its rebounds and steals. In both categories, the African Champion was among the top-5 at the World Cup.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | GS | GA | GD | Total | 5/12 | 0 titles | 31 | 4 | 27 | 1988 | 2516 | −528 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| URS Moscow 1980 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Los Angeles 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KOR Seoul 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Barcelona 1992 | 10th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 478 | 539 | −61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Atlanta 1996 | 11th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 446 | 516 | −70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Sydney 2000 | 12th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 363 | 480 | −117 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GRE Athens 2004 | 12th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 380 | 504 | −124 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CHN Beijing 2008 | 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GBR London 2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Rio 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tokyo 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Paris 2024 |
FIBA World Cup
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | GS | GA | GD | Total | 9/12 | 0 titles | 56 | 16 | 40 | 4166 | 4680 | −514 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL Colombia 1982 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Spain 1986 | 20th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 334 | 417 | −83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ARG Argentina 1990 | 13th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 688 | 680 | +8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Canada 1994 | 16th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 532 | 633 | −101 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GRE Greece 1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA United States 2002 | 11th | 8 | 2 | 6 | 600 | 697 | −97 | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Japan 2006 | 9th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 513 | 474 | +39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TUR Turkey 2010 | 15th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 406 | 535 | −129 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Spain 2014 | 17th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 375 | 399 | −24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CHN China 2019 | 27th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 350 | 435 | −85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PHIJPNIDN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philippines/Japan/Indonesia 2023 | 26th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 368 | 410 | −42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| QAT Qatar 2027 | To be determined |
FIBA Africa Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | GS | GA | GD | Total | 22/22 | 12 titles | 137 | 112 | 25 | 10762 | 8589 | +2173 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR Rabat 1980 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 371 | 404 | −33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOM Mogadishu 1981 | 10th | 5 | 1 | 6 | 275 | 295 | −20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| EGY Alexandria 1983 | Final round | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 450 | 443 | +7 | |||||||||||||||||
| CIV Abidjan 1985 | Final round | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 576 | 512 | +64 | |||||||||||||||||
| TUN Tunis 1987 | Final round | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 387 | 341 | +46 | |||||||||||||||||
| ANG Luanda 1989 | Final round | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 607 | 391 | +216 | |||||||||||||||||
| EGY Cairo 1992 | Final round | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 474 | 380 | +94 | |||||||||||||||||
| KEN Nairobi 1993 | Final round | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 522 | 395 | +127 | |||||||||||||||||
| ALG Algiers 1995 | Final round | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 421 | 253 | +168 | |||||||||||||||||
| SEN Dakar 1997 | Final round | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 324 | 243 | +81 | |||||||||||||||||
| ANG Luanda / Cabinda 1999 | Final round | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 586 | 392 | +194 | |||||||||||||||||
| MAR Rabat / Casablanca 2001 | Final round | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 489 | 406 | +83 | |||||||||||||||||
| EGY Alexandria 2003 | Final round | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 603 | 433 | +170 | |||||||||||||||||
| ALG Algiers 2005 | Final round | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 630 | 400 | +230 | |||||||||||||||||
| ANG 5 cities 2007 | Final round | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 574 | 351 | +223 | |||||||||||||||||
| LBA Tripoli / Benghazi 2009 | Final round | 1st | 9 | 9 | 0 | 768 | 601 | +167 | |||||||||||||||||
| MAD Antananarivo 2011 | Final round | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 566 | 491 | +75 | |||||||||||||||||
| CIV Abidjan 2013 | Final round | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 551 | 411 | +140 | |||||||||||||||||
| TUN Radès 2015 | Final round | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 493 | 462 | +31 | |||||||||||||||||
| TUN Radès SEN Dakar 2017 | Final Round | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 270 | 257 | +13 | |||||||||||||||||
| RWA Kigali 2021 | Final Round | 5th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 356 | 347 | +9 | |||||||||||||||||
| ANG Angola 2025 | Final round | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 469 | 381 | +88 |
FIBA AfroCan
African Games
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | GS | GA | GD | Total | 8/8 | 3 titles | 39 | 33 | 6 | 2200 | 1800 | +400 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN Nairobi 1987 | Final round | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
| EGY Cairo 1991 | No data available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ZIM Harare 1995 | Final round | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
| RSA Jo'burg 1999 | Final round | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 398 | 358 | +40 | |||||||||||||||||
| NGR Abuja 2003 | Final round | 3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 228 | 180 | +48 | |||||||||||||||||
| ALG Algiers 2007 | Final round | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 576 | 479 | +97 | |||||||||||||||||
| MOZ Maputo 2011 | Final round | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | 487 | 424 | +63 | |||||||||||||||||
| CGO Brazzaville 2015 | Final round | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 511 | 359 | +152 |
Team
Main article: List of Angola men's national basketball team players
Current roster
Roster for the AfroBasket 2025.
- ESP Josep Clarós
- ANG Miguel Lutonda
- ANG Aníbal Moreira
- (C) Team captain
- Club – describes last club before the tournament
- Age – describes age on 12 August 2025
Notable players
- Jean-Jacques Conceição
- José Carlos Guimarães
- Miguel Lutonda
- Carlos Almeida
Head coach position
| Coach | Years |
|---|---|
| POR | Mário Palma |
| POR | Luís Magalhães |
| FRA | Michel Gomez |
| ANG | Paulo Macedo |
| ESP | Moncho López |
| ANG | Carlos Dinis |
| ANG | Manuel Silva Gi |
| USA | Will Voigt |
| BRA | José Neto |
| ESP | Josep Clarós |
Past rosters
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Paulo Macedo
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Jaime Covilhã
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Walter Costa
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All-time record against all nations
| Against | Pld | Wn | Lst | GF | GA | GD | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 377 | 354 | +23 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 191 | 224 | −33 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 354 | 397 | −43 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 228 | 240 | −12 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 316 | 284 | +32 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 270 | 338 | −68 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 402 | 259 | +143 | ||
| 10 | 9 | 1 | 774 | 628 | +146 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 56 | +59 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 422 | 404 | +18 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 215 | +20 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 144 | −32 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 132 | −2 | ||
| 21 | 16 | 5 | 1560 | 1392 | +168 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 68 | −6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 96 | +92 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 396 | 445 | −49 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 190 | −73 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 88 | +14 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 95 | −20 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 86 | −8 | ||
| 11 | 7 | 4 | 814 | 761 | +53 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 62 | +25 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 65 | +25 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 157 | +113 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 127 | +57 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 58 | +33 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 238 | −54 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 84 | +4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 64 | +39 | ||
| 14 | 13 | 1 | 1092 | 834 | +258 | ||
| 11 | 9 | 2 | 881 | 675 | +206 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 79 | −24 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 739 | 433 | +306 | ||
| 16 | 12 | 4 | 1068 | 1004 | +64 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 219 | 211 | +8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 70 | +13 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 390 | 417 | −27 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 253 | 339 | −86 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 125 | +48 | ||
| 18 | 14 | 4 | 1193 | 1085 | +108 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 262 | −96 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 47 | +46 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 93 | −6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 81 | −10 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 788 | 455 | +333 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 354 | 298 | +56 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 89 | −38 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 391 | 484 | −93 | ||
| 11 | 9 | 2 | 837 | 662 | +175 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 86 | −20 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 89 | +5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 81 | +2 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 297 | 510 | −213 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 83 | −6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 278 | −72 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 99 | +63 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 76 | +6 |
References
References
- (16 August 2005). "Trajectória Seleção nacional sénior masculino no Afrobasket". Nexus.ao.
- (12 August 2025). "Team roster: Angola".
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130502000231/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/colu/p/newsid/55390/arti.html Head coaches], fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- (9 February 2015). "Basketball: Spanish Moncho Lopez appointed new coach of Angola". ANGOP – Angolan News Agency.
- (2 February 2016). "Basketball: Carlos Dinis named new national head coach". ANGOP – Angolan News Agency.
- (12 November 2017). "Basketball: US coach takes over Angolan basketball team". ANGOP – Angolan News Agency.
- "Angola name Pepe Claros as head coach of men's national team".
- "Angola roster – 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Men". FIBA.com.
- "Angola roster – 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Men". FIBA.com.
- "Angola roster – 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Men". FIBA.com.
- "Angola roster – 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Men". FIBA.com.
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