Paulo Wandelson Afonso Santana, (born October 28, 1984, in Bengo), is an Angolan

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, Santana was named MVP at the 2006-2007 Canadian College Basketball Western Conference season. He also played for his country's

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in the

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2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised b ...

FIBA Africa Championship 2007 AfroBasket 2007 was the 24th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body of the African zone. The tournament was hosted by Angola, in the cities of Be ...

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1984 births Living people Acadia Axemen basketball players African Games bronze medalists for Angola African Games bronze medalists in basketball Angolan expatriate basketball people in the United States Angolan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Angolan men's basketball players 21st-century Angolan sportsmen Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players Basketball players at the 2011 All-Africa Games Medalists at the 2011 All-Africa Games Point guards Southeastern Blackhawks men's basketball players {{Angola-basketball-bio-stub

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