FC_Desportivo_4_de_Abril

4 de Abril F.C. do Cuando Cubango

4 de Abril F.C. do Cuando Cubango

Angolan sports club

4 de Abril Futebol Clube do Cuando Cubango, simply 4 de Abril is an Angolan sports club from the city of Menongue, in the southern province of Kuando Kubango.

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The club is named after and in honor of April 4 2002, the day when the Angolan government and the rebels of UNITA signed a memorandum of understanding, as an addendum to the Lusaka Protocol that ended 27 years of a civil war that erupted right after the declaration of Angola's independence in 1975. The day has been declared as the Day of Peace in Angola and a national holiday.[1]

In 2015, the team finished 2nd in its series at the Gira Angola, Angola's second division championship and won a 2-leg playoff against the 2nd-ranked of the other Gira Angola series to secure a spot at the 2016 Girabola.[2]

Achievements

Recent seasons

4 de Abril FC's season-by-season performance since 2011:[3][4]

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  • PR = Preliminary round, 1R = First round, GS = Group stage, R32 = Round of 32, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals

League & Cup Positions

Players and staff

Staff

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FC 4 de Abril players

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Manager history

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  • Angola João Machado (2013–2016)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Angola`s definitive peace agreement was signed today in Luanda". Angop.co.ao. 4 Apr 2002. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 20 Mar 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Second division: 4 de Abril do Cuando Cubango qualify for Girabola2016". ANGOP.com. 5 Oct 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 29 Aug 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Angola 2015". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 Feb 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Angola 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 Feb 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Futebol: Benfica do Lubango-4 de Abril (Ficha Técnica)" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 22 Jun 2014. Retrieved 29 Aug 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Girabola2016: 4 de Abril - Benfica de Luanda (Ficha técnica)" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 27 Feb 2016. Retrieved 29 Aug 2016.
  7. [7]
    "João Machado é novo técnico do 4 de Abril do Kuando Kubango" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 21 Mar 2013. Retrieved 29 Aug 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Coach João Machado pledges to take Cuando Cubango team to Girabola". ANGOP.com. 13 Mar 2014. Retrieved 29 Aug 2016.
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