Rosa Gala

Rosa Gala
No. 7 Primeiro de Agosto
Position Small forward
League Angolan League
Africa Club Champions Cup
Personal information
Born (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995
Lubango, Angola
Nationality Angolan
Listed height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Listed weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007-2011 Benfica Lubango
2012-present Primeiro de Agosto
Career highlights and awards
2011 Afrobasket U-16 top scorer

Rosa Maria Luísa Gala (born April 17, 1995) is an Angolan female basketball player.[1]

Born in Lubango, Gala was selected to play for the Angola women's national basketball team that won bronze at the 2011 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship. the following year she was selected for the 2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship. She was selected for the Angola women's national basketball team's pre-squad for the 2013 Afrobasket but was later dismissed for failing to meet age requirements.[2]

Gala's club side, C.D. Primeiro de Agosto, came second in the 2013 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup. She again represented Angola in basketball at the 2014 Lusophony Games, winning silver. She also played for Angola at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women and in basketball at the 2015 African Games – Women's tournament.

References

  1. "Rosa Maria Luisa Gala" (in Portuguese). primeiroagosto.com. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  2. "Aníbal Moreira indica 14 atletas para estágio na Espanha" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
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