# Angolan Basketball Federation

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 Mr. 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 African and worldwide events.

## History

As the most successful sports in Angola, together with handball, basketball in Angola celebrated on May 18, 2011, its diamond jubilee as it was in May 1930 that a basketball match was first played in the country. Since then, it's been 75 years of a successful journey. Mr. 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 an 8–5 final score for the former.
Angola played for the very first time internationally 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, the Angolan players must have lived a dream by sharing the court with the likes of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, among others.

## Current squads

Roster for the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
Roster for the 2023 Women's Afrobasket.The roster was announced on 28 July 2023.

## Africa Palmarès (national squad)

Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 | | Afrobasket Alexandria |
| 1985 | | Afrobasket Abidjan |
| 1987 | | | Afrobasket Tunis | 1987 | All Africa Games Nairobi |
| 1989 | Afrobasket Luanda |
| 1992 | Afrobasket Cairo |
| 1993 | Afrobasket Nairobi |
| 1995 | Afrobasket Algiers |
| 1997 | | | Afrobasket Dakar |
| 1999 | Afrobasket Luanda | | | 1999 | | All Africa Games Jo'burg |
| 2001 | Afrobasket Casablanca |
| 2003 | Afrobasket Alexandria | | | 2003 | All Africa Games Abuja |
| 2005 | Afrobasket Algiers |
| 2007 | Afrobasket Luanda | | | 2007 | All Africa Games Algiers |
| 2009 | Afrobasket Benghazi | |
| 2011 | | Afrobasket Antananarivo | | 2011 | | | All Africa Games Maputo |
| 2013 | Afrobasket Abidjan | | | |
| 2015 | | Radès 2015 | | 2015 | African Games Brazzaville |
Women
| Year | Gold | Bronze | Year | Silver | Bronze |
| 1981 | | Afrobasket Senegal |
| 1986 | | Afrobasket Mozambique | 1987 | All Africa Games Nairobi |
| 1994 | | Afrobasket South Africa |
| 2007 | | Afrobasket Senegal | 2007 | | All Africa Games Algiers |
| 2009 | | Afrobasket Madagascar |
| 2011 | Afrobasket Mali | | 2011 | All Africa Games Maputo |
| 2013 | Afrobasket Maputo | | 2013 |
| 2015 | | | 2015 | | African Games Brazzaville |

## Participation in world events

| Year | Event | Ranking | Year | Event | Ranking | Year | Event | Ranking |
| 1986 | FIBA World Championship Madrid | 20th (out of 24) |
| | | | 1988 | | |
| 1990 | FIBA World Championship Buenos Aires | 13th (out of 16) |
| | | | 1992 | Summer Olympics Barcelona | 10th (out of 12) |
| 1994 | FIBA World Championship Toronto | 16th (out of 16) |
| | | | 1996 | Summer Olympics Atlanta | 21st (out of 24) |
| 1998 | | |
| | | | 2000 | Summer Olympics Sydney | 23rd (out of 24) |
| 2002 | 2002 FIBA World Championship Indianapolis | 11th (out of 16) |
| | | | 2004 | Summer Olympics Athens | 23rd (out of 24) |
| 2006 | FIBA World Championship Saitama | 10th (out of 24) |
| | | | 2008 | Summer Olympics Beijing | 23rd (out of 24) | 2008 | 2008 Stanković Cup | Champion |
| 2010 | FIBA World Championship Instambul | 15th (out of 24) | | | | 2011 | 2011 Stanković Cup | Champion |
| | | | 2012 | | | | |
| 2014 | FIBA World Championship Spain | 17th (out of 24) | | | | | |

## National Champions

Men
| Team | Won | Years won |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 18 | 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 |
| Petro Atlético | 12 | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| ASA | 3 | 1980, 1996, 1997 |
| Recreativo do Libolo | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
| Sporting de Luanda | 1 | 1984 |
| Ferroviário de Luanda | 1 | 1979 |
Women
| Team | Won | Years won |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 12 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015 |
| Interclube | 11 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
| Desportivo Nocal | 5 | 1998 |

## Angola Cup Winners

Men
| Team | Won | Years won |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 13 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 |
| Petro Atlético | 12 | 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014 |
| Recreativo do Libolo | 5 | 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| ASA | 2 | 1993, 1999 |
| Dínamos | 1 | 1989 |
Women
| Team | Won | Years won |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 10 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Interclube | 6 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 |

## Angola Super Cup Winners

Men
| Team | Won | Years won |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 12 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Petro Atlético | 5 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2015 |
| ASA | 3 | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Recreativo do Libolo | 1 | 2011, 2016 |
Women
| Team | Won | Years won |
| Interclube | 7 | 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 7 | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015 |
| Desportivo Nocal | 1 | 2000 |

## Africa Palmarès (clubs)

Men
| Year | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1987 | Africa Champions Cup Alexandria | | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 1994 | Africa Champions Cup Cairo | | Petro Atlético |
| 2000 | Africa Champions Cup Abidjan | | Petro Atlético |
| 2002 | Africa Champions Cup Luanda | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2004 | Africa Champions Cup Cairo | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2005 | Africa Champions Cup Abidjan | | Interclube | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2006 | Africa Champions Cup Lagos | Petro Atlético | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2007 | Africa Champions Cup Luanda | Primeiro de Agosto | Petro Atlético |
| 2008 | Africa Champions Cup Sousse | Primeiro de Agosto | | ASA |
| 2009 | Africa Champions Cup Kigali | Primeiro de Agosto | Petro Atlético |
| 2010 | Africa Champions Cup Cotonou | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2011 | Africa Champions Cup Salé | | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2012 | Africa Champions Cup Malabo | Primeiro de Agosto | Petro Atlético |
| 2013 | Africa Champions Cup Sousse | Primeiro de Agosto | | Rec do Libolo |
| 2014 | Africa Champions Cup Tunis | Rec do Libolo |
| 2015 | Africa Champions Cup Luanda | Petro Atlético | Rec do Libolo |
Women
| Year | Event | Gold | Silver |
| 2001 | Africa Champions Cup Abidjan | | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2003 | Africa Champions Cup Maputo | | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2005 | Africa Champions Cup Bamako | | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2006 | Africa Champions Cup Libreville | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2007 | Africa Champions Cup Maputo | | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2008 | Africa Champions Cup Nairobi | | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2010 | Africa Champions Cup Bizerte | Interclube |
| 2011 | Africa Champions Cup Lagos | Interclube |
| 2012 | Africa Champions Cup Abidjan | | Interclube |
| 2013 | Africa Champions Cup Meknes | Interclube | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2014 | Africa Champions Cup Sfax | Interclube | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2015 | Africa Champions Cup Luanda | Primeiro de Agosto | Interclube |

## 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 | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | 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 | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | Achievements | 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.