The final score of the match was 81-67. "Angola was unable to beat Italy and lost by 81-67", says the Angolan Basketball Federation, in a statement made available to VerAngola.
According to the statement, the national team "surprised the opponent and managed to keep the game balanced in the first three quarters, making Italy's game difficult". However, advances the federation, "in the last quarter the Italian team managed to gain advantage and ended up winning the game".
Childe Dundão stood out among the athletes: "Childe Dundão was the best scorer of our selection with 19 points, three rebounds and three assists", says the note.
Also noteworthy are Bruno Fernando (13 points, five rebounds and two assists), Jilson Bango (six points and two rebounds) and António Monteiro (six points and two rebounds).
In the competition, Angola belongs to group A, which is also made up of the Philippines, Dominican Republic and Italy.
The country will return to the field on Sunday, in a game against the Philippines. According to Angop, next week, on 29 August, Angola has a meeting scheduled with the Dominican Republic.
The World Cup, which is taking place for the first time in three countries (Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines), started this Friday and will last until September 10, writes Angop.
