FIBA ranking | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Joined FIBA | 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||
FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | |||||||||||||||||||
National federation | Afghanistan National Basketball Federation | |||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Mamo Rafiq | |||||||||||||||||||
Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medals | None | |||||||||||||||||||
South Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medals | Gold: 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Afghanistan men's national basketball team (Persian: تیم ملی بسکتبال مردان افغانستان) is the men's national basketball team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan National Basketball Federation.[1][2][3][4] Afghanistan joined FIBA and became a member of FIBA Asia in 1968. Afghanistan won the 2010 South Asian Games, becoming the first sports team to win gold in the nation's history.[5]