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Angola national football team

Angola national football team

Angola men's national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Angola women's national football team.

The Angola national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol de Angola) represents Angola in men's international football and is controlled by the Angolan Football Federation. Nicknamed Palancas Negras (Black Sable antelopes), the team is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

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Angola reached its highest FIFA ranking of 45th in July 2000. Their greatest accomplishment was qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, their only World Cup to date.

History

Angola played their first game against Congo on 8 February 1976, losing 3–2. On 26 June 1977, Cuba became Angola's first non-African opponent when the two countries met in Angola, with Angola winning 1–0.[2] Angola entered World Cup qualifying for the first time in the 1986 qualifying competition. Angola defeated Senegal on penalties in the first round before narrowly losing to Algeria 3–2 on aggregate in the second round.

Angola qualified for their first Africa Cup of Nations in 1996. They were drawn in Group A with South Africa, Egypt and Cameroon. They lost their first two games to Egypt and South Africa, but managed a 3–3 draw against Cameroon. They finished bottom of the group and did not reach the second round. Angola then qualified for their second successive African Cup of Nations in 1998, but again failed to reach the second round, drawing 0–0 with South Africa and 3–3 with Namibia, and losing 5–2 to Ivory Coast.

After missing the last 3 tournaments, they qualified for the 2006 African Nations Cup. They recorded their first African Cup of Nations win against Togo, winning 3–2, two goals coming from Flávio and the other coming from Maurito. They also drew 0–0 against Congo DR and lost 3–1 against Cameroon. Angola's best performance then came in the 2008 African Nations Cup. They were drawn in Group D with Tunisia, South Africa and Senegal. They drew 1–1 and 0–0 with South Africa and Tunisia, then defeated Senegal 3–1, two goals coming from Manucho. In the quarter-finals they were beaten by eventual winners Egypt 2–1, but Manucho scored again, finishing with four goals in total.

Angola also won the COSAFA Cup in 1999, 2001 and 2004.[3]

2006 FIFA World Cup

Angola qualified for the 2006 World Cup after only losing one game in the qualifiers ahead of favourites Nigeria.

When picking the squad, Gonçalves sought advice from Chelsea manager José Mourinho, whose wife was born in Angola. Angola's Golden Generation saw players like Akwá, João Ricardo, Paulo Figueiredo, Flávio Amado and Jamba selected to go to the World Cup. Angola played six warm-up games against South Korea, Mauritius, Lesotho, Argentina, Turkey and USA.

Angola played their first World Cup finals game against the Portuguese side, who won the match 1–0, the only goal coming from Pauleta.[4] There was a very friendly environment in and around the stadium during this match because of the links and friendship between the countries of Angola and Portugal. Angola drew 0–0 in their second game with Mexico, and still had a chance of qualifying for the second round had they beaten Iran in their final group game, but the match finished 1–1 after goals by Flávio and Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh. Angola were eliminated from the tournament only losing one game.[5][6]

Fans of the Angola national football team in Cologne, Germany.

2010 World Cup failure

After the 2006 World Cup, many of Angola's most experienced players such as Akwá and João Ricardo retired from the international game, but the expectation was still high for the team to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The team had a bye through the first round of qualification and in the second round they were drawn in Group 3 along with Benin, Uganda and Niger. Despite winning their first two matches, Angola failed to proceed to the third round, missing out by two points.

2010 Africa Cup of Nations

As hosts of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, Angola were seeded in Group A along with Mali, Algeria, and Malawi. Coached by Manuel José, in their first game they drew 4–4 with Mali, after letting a 4–0 lead slip in the last 11 minutes (including three goals in stoppage time). They recovered from this by beating Malawi 2–0 in the second match, and topped the group by drawing 0–0 with Algeria. They were knocked out in the quarter final after a 1–0 defeat by eventual finalists Ghana.

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Results and fixtures

Main article: Angola national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

27 March 2023 AFCON qualification Angola  1–1  Ghana Luanda, Angola
17:00 UTC+1
  • João 51' (pen.)
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Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
17 June 2023 AFCON qualification Central African Republic  1–2  Angola Douala, Cameroon
15:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Réunification
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Moroccan)
7 July 2023 COSAFA Cup Mozambique  1–1  Angola Durban
18:00
Report
  • Benarfa 3'
 Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
10 July 2023 COSAFA Cup Angola  0–1  Mauritius KwaMashu
15:00 Report
  • François 8'
 Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium
12 July 2023 COSAFA Cup Angola  4–2  Lesotho Durban
15:00
  • Cangue 20'
  • Amor 29'
  • Goncalves 50'
  • Moseka 88'
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  • Makha 3'
  • Mokokoane 44'
 Stadium: Chatsworth Stadium
7 September 2023 AFCON qualification Angola  0–0  Madagascar Lubango, Angola
17:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional da Tundavala
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
12 September Friendly Iran  4–0  Angola Tehran, Iran
19:00 UTC+3:30
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish (Saudi Arabian)
13 October Friendly Angola  1–1  Mozambique Albufeira, Portugal
Gelson 85' Report Bangal 75'
17 October Friendly Angola  0–0  DR Congo Lisbon, Portugal
Report
16 November 2026 World Cup qualification Cape Verde  0–0  Angola Praia, Cape Verde
18:00 UTC−1 Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
21 November 2026 World Cup qualification Mauritius  0–0  Angola Saint Pierre, Mauritius
15:30 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Côte d'Or National Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)

2024

6 January Friendly DR Congo  0–0  Angola Dubai, United Arab Emirates
15:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Shabab Al Ahli Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al–Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
10 January Friendly Bahrain  0–3  Angola Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium
15 January 2023 AFCON GS Algeria  1–1  Angola Bouaké, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0 Bounedjah 18' Report Mabululu 68' (pen.) Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Attendance: 19,740
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
20 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Mauritania  2–3  Angola Bouaké, Ivory Coast
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Attendance: 36,318[7]
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
23 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Angola  2–0  Burkina Faso Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
20:00
Report Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium
Attendance: 15,753
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
27 January Africa Cup of Nation R16 Angola  3–0  Namibia Bouaké, Ivory Coast
 Report Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Attendance: 28,663[8]
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
2 February Africa Cup of Nation QF Nigeria  1–0  Angola Abidjan, Ivory Coast
 Report Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Attendance: 18,757[9]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
22 March Friendly Morocco  1–0  Angola Agadir, Morocco
20:00
Report Stadium: Adrar Stadium
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
25 March Friendly Comoros  0–0  Angola Marrakech, Morocco
22:00 Report Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
3 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Angola  v  Eswatini TBD, Angola
10 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Angola  v  Cameroon TBD, Angola

2025

March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Libya  v  Angola TBD, Libya
March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Angola  v  Cape Verde TBD, Angola
September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Angola  v  Libya TBD, Angola
September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Angola  v  Mauritius TBD, Angola
October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Eswatini  v  Angola TBD, Eswatini
October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Cameroon  v  Angola TBD, Cameroon

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the friendlies against Morocco and Comoros on 22 and 25 March 2024 respectively.[10]
Caps and goals as of 22 March 2024, after the match against Comoros, [11]

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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Angola squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

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Previous squads

FIFA World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

Records

As of 23 January 2024[12]
Players in bold are still active with Angola.

Most appearances

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Top goalscorers

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Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

See also: Angola at the FIFA World Cup

As of 2022, Angola has qualified once for a FIFA World Cup. Its first participation in the World Cup qualifiers was in 1986, where they won in the first round, beating Senegal 4−3 on penalty kicks. They later lost in the second round of the 1986 World Cup qualifiers to Algeria. Algeria went to the third round and qualified for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

Angola's first participation in the World Cup was in the 2006 World Cup, in Germany.

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Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 10 September 2019 after the match against Gambia.

Notes
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    A: The African qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.
  2. ^
    B: The African qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

Africa Cup of Nations

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Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 29 March 2021 after the match against Gabon.

Notes
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    C: The African qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.
  2. ^
    D: The African qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

COSAFA Cup

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Honours

Angola lining-up before a friendly match in 2014

See also

References

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    "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Angola - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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    "ANGOLA FEDERACAO ANGOLANA DE FUTEBOL". cosafa.com. COSAFA HOUSE. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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    Brodkin, Jon (12 June 2006). "Figo sparkles as Ronaldo's tricks lead to the bench". Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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    "Mexico 0–0 Angola". BBC. 16 June 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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    "Iran 1–1 Angola". BBC. 21 June 2006. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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    "Mauritania vs Angola match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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    "Angola vs Namibia match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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    "Nigeria vs Angola match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  10. [10]
    "David Carmo nos eleitos de Angola e com estreia apontada contra Marrocos". O'Jogo.com. 13 March 2024.
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    https://www.sofascore.com/it/comoros-angola/RTbsUuj
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    Roberto Mamrud. "Angola – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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