Angola: Women's Team Qualify for Semi-Finals of U-18 Afrobasket

10 August 2022
Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

Luanda — The under-18 women's national team qualified for the semi-finals of the category (Afrobasket), by beating Uganda today by 57-44, in the quarter-final match, played at the Vatofotsy Gymnasium, Madagascar.

The national team were already winning at half-time by 36-20, after being at a disadvantage in the first half of the match by 12-15.

In the third quarter, the national team maintained the same impetus, expanding the lead to 15 points, setting the score at 52-37.

In the fourth and final period, the Angolans surpassed the opponent, culminating the match with a 57-44 victory.

The Angolan athlete Arminda Sandalawa, with 14 points, was the best scorer of the match.

Angola: Valentina Chihama (05), Arminda Joaquim (06), Isabel João (06), Antónia Ngugui (09), Arminda Sandalawa (14), Mara António (02), Nadejda Domingos (07), Paula Gomes (00), Sandra Gomes (04), Angelina João (04), Sara Kondaponi (00), Helga Ramos (00).

Uganda: Diana Letaru (06), Sarah Namale (09), Priscillar Nambogo (02), Christine Namyalo (04), Sylvia Nantongo (12), Immaculate Adongpiny (02), Zoe Atek (00), Shilah Lamunu (08), Sharifah Nalwadda (00), Mariam Namukwaya (01), Darlene Tashobya (00).

As for the men's team, Angola only play on Thursday, with Senegal, in a duel for the quarter-finals, in the Palais des Sports pavilion.

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