Manuel da Ressurreição Figueiredo da Silva, nicknamed Gi (born 27 April 1968 in Luanda) is a former Angolan basketball player and a current basketball coach.[1] At club level, Gi has been leading a reorganization effort of basketball at Clube Ferroviário de Luanda. In 2013, he has been appointed head coach of Angola's under-16 national basketball team. Following up to the success, he was appointed head coach of the U18 squad, two years later.

2013

In July 2013, "Gi" led Angola's under-16 national basketball team to their first continental title, beating Egypt 75-66 in the final, thus securing a spot at the 2014 under-17 world basketball championship in Dubai.

2016

In July 2016, "Gi" led Angola's under-18 national basketball team to their fourth African title, beating Egypt 86-82 in the final, in overtime, and qualify the team to the 2017 under-19 world basketball championship in Egypt.

References

  1. ^ "Angola prepare African under16 Cup of Nations". ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Silva_(basketball)
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