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The Angola national basketball team represents Angola in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Federaçao Angolana de Basquetebol. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979. It is one of the best nations in Africa and the world, ranking 14th in the world as of the latest rankings.
[edit] International Competitions
Angola has competed in many international competitions, including the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIBA World Championship, 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2006 FIBA World Championships as well as the FIBA Africa Championship where the team has won 8 of the last 9 FIBA Africa Championships, with the first coming in 1989 and the most recent in 2005.
[edit] 2006 Basketball World Championships
They competed in the 2006 Basketball World Championships 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 loses (versus Spain and Germany). They lost in the knockout stage to France for a total record of 3 wins and 3 loses, good for 10th place overall, ahed of teams such as Serbia and Montenegro and China.
[edit] Roster
Below is the 12 man roster for the 2006 Basketball World Championships
coach: Alberto Carvalho
[edit] External links
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