Angolan Basketball Federation

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

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 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 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 continental and other international events.

History

Basketball in Angola was celebrated on May 18, 2011, its diamond jubilee as it was in May 1930 that a basketball match was first played in the country. 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 the former winning by a final score of 8–5.

Angola played an international match for the first time 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). At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, in the opening Olympic game for both teams, the Angolan team played the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team, which included Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, among others.

Current squads

Roster for the AfroBasket 2025.

Angola men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 0 Eduardo Francisco 21 – (2003-11-05)5 November 2003 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Benfica G 1 Selton Miguel 24 – (2000-10-24)24 October 2000 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Maryland Terrapins G 3 Gerson Gonçalves (C) 29 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Petro de Luanda PG 5 Childe Dundão 27 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Petro de Luanda C 13 João Fernandes 32 – (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Oliveirense PF 15 Abou Gakou 28 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Petro de Luanda PF 22 Silvio De Sousa 26 – (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Free agent C 24 Bruno Fernando 26 – (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid C 34 Kevin Kokila 23 – (2001-09-03)3 September 2001 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) JL Bourg Basket C 44 Jilson Bango 26 – (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Fenerbaçhe SG 47 Milton Valente 26 – (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Free agent C 66 Braz Macachi 23 – (2001-09-05)5 September 2001 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) AD Galomar	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 12 August 2025

Roster for the 2025 Women's Afrobasket.

Angola women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 1 Italee Lucas 36 – (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) APR WBBC PF 5 Joana António 28 – (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) MTÜ Tallinn G 6 Isabel Fernando 25 – (2000-06-05)5 June 2000 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Sporting Clube de Luanda SF 8 Sara Caetano 21 – (2003-09-09)9 September 2003 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) CRC Quinta dos Lombos PG 9 Denise Pascoal 25 – (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Primeiro de Agosto G 12 Nelma Cunha 23 – (2002-02-27)27 February 2002 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Primeiro de Agosto SF 13 Cristiana Correia 27 – (1997-09-30)30 September 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sporting Clube de Luanda PF 14 Angelina Golome 37 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Formigas do Cazenga G 16 Alexia Dizeko 24 – (2001-03-12)12 March 2001 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) C 18 Avelina Peso 27 – (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Primeiro de Agosto C 20 Cristina Matiquite 33 – (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Primeiro de Agosto PG 24 Domilda Lussati 29 – (1996-03-08)8 March 1996 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Interclube	Head coach Paulo Macedo Assistant coach(es) Fernando Figueiredo Jaquelina Francisco Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 26 July 2025

Past squads

Africa Palmarès (national squad)

Men

Women

Participation in world events

National Champions

Men

Women

Angola Cup Winners

Men

Women

Angola Super Cup Winners

Men

Women

Africa Palmarès (clubs)

Men

Women

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.

See also

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

References

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Angola basketball portal (in Portuguese)
• Angolan Basketball - Afrobasket.com
• Angolan Basketball Federation at Fiba Live Stats