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.
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.
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