Eduardo Fernando Mingas (born 29 January 1979) is an Angolan former professional
basketball
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player. Standing at , Mingas primarily plays the
power forward
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position. He is considered one of the best basketball players in Angolan and African basketball history.
Professional career
On 21 October 2021, at age 42, Mingas signed with
Interclube for a third stint.
International career
Mingas has represented the
Angola
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at the
2002 World Championship,
2004 Summer Olympics
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The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
and the
2006 World Championships.
References
External links
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World Championship 2002
1979 births
Living people
Angolan men's basketball players
21st-century Angolan sportsmen
Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic basketball players for Angola
People from Lunda Sul Province
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players
C.R.D. Libolo basketball players
G.D. Interclube men's basketball players
Power forwards
African Games gold medalists for Angola
African Games gold medalists in basketball
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
2010 FIBA World Championship players
2006 FIBA World Championship players
2002 FIBA World Championship players
Basketball players at the 2003 All-Africa Games
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
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