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Wikipedia - Angola women's national basketball team
Angola women's national basketball team (Portuguese: seleção angolana de basquetebol feminina) is the basketball team which represents Angolan women internationally. In 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women They won their first Continental African title and they qualified for the first time to 2012 Summer Olympics. They have made their only appearance so far in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in 2014, where they finished last among 16 teams.
History
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.
FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2011
Angola won its first African title at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women in Bamako, Mali. It finished with a 7–1 record with Small forward Nacissela Maurício being named the tournament's MVP. Moreover, Power forward Sónia Guadalupe was named to the All-Tournament team. With this win, Angola secured a spot at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Het Angolese damesbasketbalteam, bijgenaamd "As Elitistas", is het nationale damesbasketbalteam van Angola en vertegenwoordigt het land in internationale wedstrijden. Het team wordt bestuurd door de Angolese Basketbalfederatie (FAB).
Angola is een van de toonaangevende basketbalnaties in Afrika en heeft zich meerdere keren gekwalificeerd voor het FIBA Women's Africa Championship. Het team heeft het continentale toernooi drie keer gewonnen, in 2011, 2013 en 2015.
Op wereldniveau heeft Angola deelgenomen aan het FIBA Women's World Cup en de Olympische Zomerspelen. Het team heeft zich in 2014 en 2018 gekwalificeerd voor het WK en in 2016 en 2021 voor de Olympische Spelen.
Bekende speelsters van het Angolese damesbasketbalteam zijn Italee Lucas, Nadir Manuel en Helena Viegas. Het team wordt momenteel gecoacht door Apolinário Paquete.