Angola intends to take lessons from the US sports potential, particularly
in basketball, Angolan Sports Minister Goncalves Muandumba said yesterday.
After meeting with US Ambassador to Angola Dan Mozena, the Angolan sports
minister told reporters that they both discussed the possibility of regular
training of Angolan sports players, particularly basketball players in the
United States.
According to the minister, they also analyzed the possibility of holding
seminars for Angolan national competition teams in the United States, including
the training of Angolan youths in US academic and sports schools.
The Angolan sports minister said the US ambassador expressed his country's
readiness to provide assistance to Angola's sports development programs,
particularly basketball sport.
He said the US ambassador also recognized Angola's potential in basketball, a
discipline he said his country can contribute with its experience for a major
development.