Leandro Conceicao joins national team - Nov 26, 2018
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The Angolan international basketball player of Benfica de Lisboa, Leandro Conceicao (195-G), arrived in Angola Monday to join the national senior basketball team that from Friday will play the qualifying tourney to the 2019 World Cup, to be held in China. The power forward joined the group under call of Coach Willian Voigt at a time when the Power forward, Edson Ndoniema was forced to leave the works, due to his mother's death, while by injury Jose Antonio and Pedro Bastos. Carlos Morais, Italy's Power Forward, and Yanick Moreira, post of Greece's Paok Salonik, are expected to join Tuesday. As for the national teams, Egypt also arrived on Monday and the others teams, Tunisia, Cameroon, Morocco and Chad are expected to do so on Wednesday. The tournament, whose last qualifying stage runs from November 30 to December 2, will take place in the Kilamba multipurpose arena in Luanda. Angola is second in Group E with 15 points, Cameroon and Egypt have 14, Chad and Morocco 12. Tunisia lead with 18 points and is already qualified to the next world cup. Courtesy of: angop.ao
AfroLeague: Egypt's Smouha Sporting Club in Luanda - 1 month ago
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Egypt's Smouha Sporting Club arrived in Luanda on Tuesday (21) to participate in the final phase of the first African Champions League Basketball Championships (AfroLiga) from 24 - 26 May at Multipurpose Pavilion of Kilamba, in Luanda. Smouha Sporting Club, which comprises 12 players, coaches and federation leaders, were the first to reach Luanda led by the club's president, Ahmed Aglan [read more]
Egypt's Smouha Sporting Club arrived in Luanda on Tuesday (21) to participate in the final phase of the first African Champions League Basketball Championships (AfroLiga) from 24 - 26 May at Multipurpose Pavilion of Kilamba, in Luanda. Smouha Sporting Club, which comprises 12 players, coaches and federation leaders, were the first to reach Luanda led by the club's president, Ahmed Aglan. Also Sportive Sale Association (Morocco) and JS Kairouan (Tunisia) are expected in Luanda to participate in the competition, also called the final four. Already in the country's capital is the secretary general of Fiba-Africa, Alphonse Bile. Co-organised by the Angolan Basketball Federation (FAB) and FIBA Africa, the Africa Basketball League is the redesigned version of the then Champions League Cup. 1 de Agosto (Angola) hold most titles, eight in total, while the Sportive Sale Association are the champions of the last edition. Courtesy of: angop.ao
Yanick Moreira selected the top Angolan playing abroad in last week's games - 1 month ago
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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Angolans who are currently playing abroad. This week's number one is an international center Yanick Moreira (211-91). Heto a victory against the closely-ranked Openjobmetis VA in the Italian Serie A in Sunday night's game.
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YANICK MOREIRA
Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Angolans who are currently playing abroad.
#1. This week's number one is an international center Yanick Moreira (211-91, college: SMU, currently plays in Italy). He led Virtus Bologna to a victory against the closely-ranked Openjobmetis VA (16-14) 84-73 in the Italian Serie A in Sunday night's game.
Moreira scored 11 points, had 8 boards, handed out 3 passes and blocked 2 shots in 26 minutes on the court.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna (15-15) is placed 11th in the Serie A.
The Regular Season already ended.
This year Moreira averages: 8.6ppg, 6.3rpg, 2FGP: 60.7%(54-89) and FT: 58.3% in 15 games he played so far.
He is currently a member of the Angolan senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to former international forward Antonio Monteiro (204-89, currently plays in Portugal). Monteiro contributed to a FC Porto's victory against the sixth-ranked Terceira (10-22) 91-77 in the Portuguese LPB last Sunday.
He scored 11 points and added 3 passes.
FC Porto (25-7) is placed third in Places 1-6 group.
Monteiro's overall stats this season are: 5.3ppg, 5.0rpg, 2FGP: 48.7%, 3FGP: 35.4% and FT: 49.2%.
He has a dual citizenship: Angolan and Portuguese.
Despite Monteiro played previously for the Portuguese U20 national team, he played also for the Angolan national team in 2014.
#3. The Angolan player who performed third best last week abroad was an international guard Jaques Conceicao (190-89, currently plays in Portugal). Conceicao helped Benfica win their game against the ninth-ranked CAB Madeira (9-13) crushing them 101-59 in the Portuguese LPB on Sunday night.
He scored 11 points in a mere 18 minutes.
Sport Lisboa Benficais placed second in Places 1-6 group.
It's Conceicao's first season with the team.
This year Conceicao's overall stats are: 3.0ppg, 1.2rpg, 2FGP: 48.4%, 3FGP: 38.5% and FT: 61.5% in 23 games.
Ex-Desportivo 1. De Agosto Luanda player is also a member of the Angolan senior national team.
#4. Forward Julio De Assis (203-92, agency: Duran International, currently plays in Spain) could not help Univ.Burgos (2-1) in their last game on Saturday. Despite his very good performance the first-placed Univ.Burgos (2-1) was defeated 75-69 at home by the second-ranked Igualada in the Final 4 group.
De Assis recorded a double-double by scoring 17 points and getting 11 rebounds.
De Assis has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 19.2ppg, 7.9rpg, 2.2apg and 1.2spg.
De Assis is another player who holds two passports: Angolan and Spanish.
He is also Angolan national team player.
#5. Former international guard Edmir Lucas (191-93, currently plays in United Kingdom) was not able to help London CR in their game against Leicester Riders (24-9) in the British BBL. Lucas did not have that impressive stats last Sunday.
He recorded only 3 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 22 minutes.
London CR was crushed 93-61 on the road by the second-ranked Leicester Riders.
This year Lucas' total stats are: 9.9ppg, 2.6rpg and 2.3apg in 32 games.
He has both Portuguese and Angolan nationalities.
Lucas used to play for the Angolan national team
two years ago.
#6. Center Valdelicio Joaquim (208-90, also represented by Duran International, college: Hawaii, currently plays in France) was not able to secure a victory for Quimper UJAP (12-21) in their last game on Saturday. Despite his good performance Quimper UJAP was defeated 76-71 on the opponent's court by the higher-ranked Poitiers (#10).
Joaquim scored 11 points.
His team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
Joaquim has relatively good stats this season: 13.5ppg and 7.1rpg.
He is a former international player as he played for the Angolan senior team two years ago.
Petro de Luanda - 1 de Agosto 88-82
Petro de Luanda clinch 13th title as they won the Final series against 1 de Agosto 4-2. In the 6th game Petro de Luanda posted an 88-82 win. Jerson Goncalves (193-F/G-96) stepped up with 21 points for the winners. Leonel Paulo (197-F-89) nailed 20, whilst Olimpio Cipriano (194-F-82) netted 17 and Carlos Morais (200-G-85, agency: Duran International) had 11. Eduardo Mingas (200-F/C-79) and Andre Harris (201-PF-85, college: Fair Dickinson) replied with... [read more]
Petro de Luanda - 1 de Agosto 88-82
Petro de Luanda clinch 13th title as they won the Final series against 1 de Agosto 4-2. In the 6th game Petro de Luanda posted an 88-82 win. Jerson Goncalves (193-F/G-96) stepped up with 21 points for the winners. Leonel Paulo (197-F-89) nailed 20, whilst Olimpio Cipriano (194-F-82) netted 17 and Carlos Morais (200-G-85, agency: Duran International) had 11. Eduardo Mingas (200-F/C-79) and Andre Harris (201-PF-85, college: Fair Dickinson) replied with 19 points each in the losing effort. Emanuel Emmanuel Quezada (188-PG-85, college: USF) produced 17, whilst Armando Costa had 14.
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