Angola women's national basketball team

Angola women's national basketball team is the basketball team which represents Angolan women internationally. They won the 1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women which they hosted. They have yet to make an appearance in the FIBA World Championship for Women.

FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007

The squad traveled to Senegal for the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007 in September 2007. It went 4-1 in the first round of the competition, losing only to the Democratic Republic of the Congo once they had clinched advancement to the next round. In the round of single elimination, Angola beat Côte d'Ivoire 44-42, before losing to eventual champion Mali by 9. In the third place game, Angola beat Mozambique by 15 to clinch a spot in the qualifying tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Angolan Christina Andrade was honored for being the highest scorer in the tournament.

Roster at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008

* Maria Afonso
* Jaquelina Francisco
* Domitila Ventura
* Angela Cardoso
* Isabel Francisco
* Barbara Guimaraes
* Irene Guerreiro
* Sonia Guadalupe
* Astrida Vicente
* Judith Queta
* Nadir Manuel
* Nassecela Mauricio
* coach: Raul Duarte [ [http://www.madrid2008.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/08/olymqual/wom/teamPlay/team/p/eventid/4507/langlc/en/roundid/4507/teamnumber/235/fe_teamPlay_teamRost.html Angola] ]

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