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Angola 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).

Angola
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Palancas Negras (Black Sable antelopes)
AssociationFederação Angolana de Futebol (FAF)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachPedro Gonçalves
CaptainFredy
Most capsFlávio (91)
Top scorerAkwá (39)
Home stadiumEstádio 11 de Novembro
FIFA codeANG
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 82 Increase 3 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest45 (July 2000)
Lowest147 (March 2017)
First international
 Congo 3–2 Angola
(Brazzaville, Congo; 8 February 1976)
Biggest win
Angola 7–1 Swaziland 
(Luanda, Angola; 23 April 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 6–0 Angola
(Lisbon, Portugal; 23 March 1989)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage (2006)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances9 (first in 1996)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2008, 2010, 2023)
African Nations Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultRunners-up (2011)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1998)
Best resultChampions (1999, 2001, 2004, 2024)
Websitefaf.co.ao

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

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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.[3] 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.[4]

2006 FIFA World Cup

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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.[5] 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.[6][7]

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

2010 World Cup failure

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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

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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.

Kit history

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Kit manufacturer

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Kit providers Period
Denmark  Hummel 1992–1994
Belgium  Olympic 1995–1996
Germany  Adidas 1997–1999
Italy  Devis 2000–2001
Portugal  Saillev 2002–2003
Belgium  Olympic 2004–2006
Germany  Puma 2006–2012
Germany  Adidas 2012–2018
Germany  Puma 2018–2019
Portugal  Lacatoni 2019–2024

Results and fixtures

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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

2024

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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 Africa Cup of Nations 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 GS Mauritania   2–3   Angola Bouaké, Ivory Coast
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Attendance: 36,318[8]
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
23 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS 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 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Angola   3–0   Namibia Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Report Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Attendance: 28,663[9]
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
2 February 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Nigeria   1–0   Angola Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Report Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Attendance: 18,757[10]
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
7 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Angola   1–0   Eswatini Luanda, Angola
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
11 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Angola   1–1   Cameroon Luanda, Angola
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid (Egypt)
28 June 2024 COSAFA Cup Round Angola   0–0   Namibia Gqeberha, South Africa
18:00 Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
1 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Round Angola   3–2   Seychelles Gqeberha, South Africa
12:00
Report
Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium
3 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Round Lesotho   1–3   Angola Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00
Report
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
5 July 2024 COSAFA Cup SF Comoros   1–2   Angola Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00
Report
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
7 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Final Angola   5–0   Namibia Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00
Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) 2025 AFCON qualifier Ghana   0–1   Angola Kumasi, Ghana
16:00 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) 2025 AFCON qualifier Angola   2–1   Sudan Talatona, Angola
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) 2025 AFCON qualifier Angola   2–0   Niger Talatona, Angola
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Report Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier Niger   0–1   Angola Casablanca, Morocco
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Report Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier Angola   1–1   Ghana Talatona, Angola
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Report
Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Referee: George Gatogato (Burundi)
18 November 2024 (2024-11-18) 2025 AFCON qualifier Sudan   0–0   Angola Benghazi, Libya
14:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium
Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)

2025

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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

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Coaching staff

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Head coach Portugal  Pedro Gonçalves
Assistant coaches Angola  Jorge Kamulete
Angola  António Luvumbo
Goalkeeping coach Angola  Luís Tchikumbi
Fitness coach Angola  Justino Ndongo
Match analyst Angola  José Kivela
Doctors Angola  Dr. Filipe Mavungu
Angola  Dr. Ricardo Kwanza
Physiotherapists Angola  Salomão Kafala
Angola  Marcolino Ndala
Angola  Francisco Lueji
Angola  João Nguvulu
Team coordinator Angola  Tomás Nganga
Technical director Angola  Tiago Mvulu

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were selected for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Ghana and Sudan on 15 and 18 November 2024 respectively.[11]

Caps and goals as of 18 November 2024, after the match against Suda.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Neblú (1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 30) 36 0 Angola  1° de Agosto
1GK Kadú (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 29) 3 0 Portugal  Oliveira do Hospital
1GK Agostinho Calunga (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Angola  Wiliete

2DF Bastos (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 33) 59 2 Brazil  Botafogo
2DF Jonathan Buatu (1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 (age 31) 50 1 Portugal  Gil Vicente
2DF Kialonda Gaspar (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27) 41 1 Italy  Lecce
2DF Tó Carneiro (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29) 40 1 Morocco  AS FAR
2DF Núrio Fortuna (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 29) 21 0 Belgium  Gent
2DF Antonio Hossi (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 23) 17 0 Angola  1° de Agosto
2DF David Carmo (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 25) 8 0 Greece  Olympiacos
2DF Pedro Bondo (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 20) 7 1 Angola  Petro de Luanda
2DF Jordy Gaspar (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 27) 5 0 France  Pau

3MF Fredy (captain) (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) 59 2 Turkey  Eyüpspor
3MF Show (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 25) 50 1 United States  FC Dallas
3MF Maestro (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21) 15 1 Turkey  Adana Demirspor
3MF Randy Nteka (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26) 8 1 Spain  Rayo Vallecano
3MF Domingos Andrade (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Portugal  Porto B
3MF Aldaír Ferreira (1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Romania  Botoșani

4FW Mabululu (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 32) 37 13 Libya  Al Ahli
4FW Zito Luvumbo (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) 24 0 Italy  Cagliari
4FW Zini (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22) 23 6 Greece  Levadiakos
4FW Felício Milson (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 25) 19 3 Serbia  Red Star Belgrade
4FW Gilberto (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23) 18 3 South Africa  Orlando Pirates
4FW Chico Banza (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25) 9 0 Portugal  Portimonense
4FW M'Bala Nzola (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 28) 8 2 France  Lens

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ricardo Batista (1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 (age 38) 0 0 Portugal  Casa Pia v.   Ghana, 15 November 2024 PRE
GK Antonio Dominique (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 30) 17 0 Switzerland  Étoile Carouge v.   Sudan, 8 September 2024
GK Landu Langanga (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28) 5 0 Angola  Sagrada Esperança v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
GK Edmilson Cambila (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Portugal  Estrela da Amadora v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
GK Gelson (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Angola  Interclube v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024

DF Clinton Mata (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 32) 12 0 France  Lyon v.   Ghana, 15 November 2024 PRE
DF Sandro Cruz (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23) 7 0 Portugal  Chaves v.   Niger, 15 October 2024
DF Vidinho (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 26) 5 3 Angola  Petro de Luanda v.   Niger, 15 October 2024
DF Mindinho (2004-11-18) 18 November 2004 (age 20) 7 0 Angola  Petro de Luanda v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
DF Marsoni Sambu (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 28) 3 0 Belgium  RWD Molenbeek v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
DF Joel Kiala (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Germany  Hertha BSC II v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
DF Kaly (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Georgia (country)  Dila Gori v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
DF Eddie Afonso (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) 37 0 Angola  Petro de Luanda v.   Cameroon, 11 June 2024
DF Jonás Ramalho (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 31) 2 0 Bahrain  Al-Ahli v.   Cameroon, 11 June 2024
DF Quinito (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 26) 20 0 Angola  Petro de Luanda 2023 AFCON
DF Loide Augusto (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 24) 7 1 Turkey  Alanyaspor 2023 AFCON
DF Inácio Miguel (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 28) 6 0 South Africa  Kaizer Chiefs 2023 AFCON
DF Nandinho (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26) 7 0 Angola  Sagrada Esperança 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Gigli Ndefe (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 30) 4 0 Czech Republic  Slovan Liberec 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Anderson Lucoqui (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Germany  Hertha Berlin 2023 AFCON PRE

MF João Batxi (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Russia  Krasnodar v.   Ghana, 15 November 2024 PRE
MF Estrela (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29) 24 0 Turkey  Erzurumspor v.   Niger, 15 October 2024
MF Megue (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 27) 11 2 Angola  Petro de Luanda v.   Niger, 15 October 2024
MF Rui Modesto (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25) 4 0 Italy  Udinese v.   Niger, 15 October 2024
MF Manuel Keliano (2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 21) 15 2 Portugal  Estrela Amadora v.   Sudan, 8 September 2024
MF Pedro Agostinho (2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 24) 6 0 Angola  Lunda Sul v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
MF Berna (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Portugal  Boavista v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
MF Mauro Maya (2004-08-15) 15 August 2004 (age 20) 4 0 Angola  Petro de Luanda v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
MF Joseph Nduquidi (2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 (age 20) 0 0 France  Metz v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
MF Marcos Silva (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Portugal  Uniao Leira v.   Cameroon, 11 June 2024
MF Bruno Paz (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26) 9 0 Turkey  Konyaspor 2023 AFCON
MF Beni Mukendi (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Portugal  Casa Pia 2023 AFCON
MF Herenilson (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28) 46 0 Libya  Al Ahli 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Mário Balbúrdia (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27) 13 0 Portugal  Mafra 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Além (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26) 3 0 Angola  Petro de Luanda 2023 AFCON PRE

FW Gelson Dala (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 28) 49 20 Qatar  Al-Wakrah v.   Niger, 15 October 2024
FW Depú (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) 12 7 Serbia  Vojvodina v.   Sudan, 8 September 2024
FW Manuel Benson (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 27) 2 0 England  Burnley v.   Sudan, 8 September 2024
FW Benarfa (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23) 7 1 Angola  1° de Agosto v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
FW Manu (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 24) 5 1 Angola  1° de Agosto v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
FW Miro (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21) 5 1 Portugal  Gil Vicente v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
FW Picas (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23) 5 0 Portugal  Feirense v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
FW Eliot Muteba (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Germany  Munich 1860 v.   Namibia, 7 July 2024
FW Lucas João (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) 4 1 Iran  Persepolis v.   Cameroon, 11 June 2024
FW Valter Monteiro (2005-11-08) 8 November 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Angola  Sagrada Esperança v.   Cameroon, 11 June 2024
FW Jérémie Bela (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 31) 8 0 France  Clermont v.   Comoros, 22 March 2024
FW Elliot Simões (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 24) 2 0 Saudi Arabia  Al-Qaisumah v.   Comoros, 22 March 2024
FW (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 26) 33 2 Sweden  Djurgårdens 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Geraldo (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 33) 30 2 Turkey  Ümraniyespor 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Hélder Costa (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30) 11 1 England  Leeds United 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Lépua (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 24) 11 1 Angola  Sagrada Esperança 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Julinho (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25) 9 1 Libya  Al Akhdar 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Fabio Abreu (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 31) 8 1 China  Beijing Guoan 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Capita (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Israel  Hapoel Jerusalem 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Anderson Cruz (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Angola  Petro de Luanda 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Ivan Cavaleiro (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 31) 0 0 France  Lille 2023 AFCON PRE

DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records

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As of 11 October 2024[12]
Players in bold are still active with Angola.

Most appearances

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Flávio is Angola's most capped player with 91 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1. Flávio 91 34 2000–2012
2. Gilberto 89 10 1999–2015
3. Love Cabungula 79 11 2001–2016
4. Akwá 78 39 1995–2006
5. Yamba Asha 77 1 2000–2009
6. Kali 73 0 2003–2011
7. André Macanga 70 2 1999–2012
Mateus 70 14 2006–2021
9. Job 64 7 2007–2018
10. António João Neto 60 1 1992–2001

Top goalscorers

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Akwá (left) is Angola's top scorer with 39 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1. Akwá 39 78 0.5 1995–2006
2. Flávio 34 91 0.37 2000–2012
3. Manucho 22 53 0.42 2006–2017
4. Gelson Dala 20 49 0.41 2015–present
5. Paulão 19 52 0.37 1993–2001
6. Jesus 18 48 0.38 1979–1990
7. Mateus 14 70 0.2 2006–2021
8. Mabululu 13 37 0.35 2013–present
9 Love Cabungula 11 79 0.14 2001–2016
10. Gilberto 10 89 0.11 1999–2015

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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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.

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay  1930 Part of Portugal Part of Portugal
Italy  1934
France  1938
Brazil  1950
Switzerland  1954
Sweden  1958
Chile  1962
England  1966
Mexico  1970
West Germany  1974
Argentina  1978 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Spain  1982 Did not enter Declined participation
Mexico  1986 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 3 4
Italy  1990 8 2 3 3 8 8
United States  1994 5 1 2 2 3 4
France  1998 8 4 4 0 12 5
South Korea  Japan  2002 10 5 4 1 19 10
Germany  2006 Group stage 23rd 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 12 7 3 2 15 9
South Africa  2010 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 11 8
Brazil  2014 6 1 4 1 7 5
Russia  2018 2 0 0 2 1 4
Qatar  2022 8 3 2 3 9 9
Canada  Mexico  United States  2026 Qualifications in progress 4 1 3 0 2 1
Morocco  Portugal  Spain  2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia  2034
Total Group stage 1/10 3 0 2 1 1 2 73 28 27 18 90 67

Africa Cup of Nations

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Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan  1957 Part of Portugal Part of Portugal
United Arab Republic  1959
Ethiopia  1962
Ghana  1963
Tunisia  1965
Ethiopia  1968
Sudan  1970
Cameroon  1972
Egypt  1974
Ethiopia  1976 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana  1978
Nigeria  1980
Libya  1982 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
Ivory Coast  1984 4 2 1 1 7 4
Egypt  1986 Did not enter Did not enter
Morocco  1988 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 2 4
Algeria  1990 4 1 1 2 5 7
Senegal  1992 6 0 3 3 3 6
Tunisia  1994 Did not enter Did not enter
South Africa  1996 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 4 6 Squad 10 6 2 2 17 8
Burkina Faso  1998 13th 3 0 2 1 5 8 Squad 4 2 0 2 4 4
Ghana  Nigeria  2000 Did not qualify 8 2 2 4 10 12
Mali  2002 8 4 2 2 12 8
Tunisia  2004 4 1 2 1 7 4
Egypt  2006 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 5 Squad 12 7 3 2 15 9
Ghana  2008 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5
Angola  2010 5th 4 1 2 1 6 5 Squad 6 3 1 2 11 8
Equatorial Guinea  Gabon  2012 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 4 5 Squad 6 4 0 2 7 5
South Africa  2013 14th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 2 1 0 1 3 3
Equatorial Guinea  2015 Did not qualify 6 1 3 2 5 5
Gabon  2017 6 1 2 3 7 8
Egypt  2019 Group stage 18th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 6 4 0 2 9 6
Cameroon  2021 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 4 7
Ivory Coast  2023 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 9 4 Squad 6 2 3 1 6 5
Morocco  2025 Qualified Qualifications in progress
Kenya  Tanzania  Uganda  2027 To be determined To be determined
  2029
Total Quarter-finals 9/34 31 7 13 11 39 43 106 48 29 39 151 119

African Nations Championship

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African Nations Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Ivory Coast  2009 Did not qualify
Sudan  2011 Runners-up 2nd 6 1 4 1 4 6 Squad
South Africa  2014 Did not qualify
Rwanda  2016 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad
Morocco  2018 Quarter-final 8th 4 1 2 1 2 2 Squad
Cameroon  2020 Did not qualify
Algeria  2022 Group stage 2 0 2 0 3 3 Squad
Total Champions 4/7 15 3 8 4 13 16

COSAFA Cup

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Year COSAFA Cup record
Result Pld W D L GF GA
1997 Did not enter
1998 Third place 5 1 4 0 6 4
1999 Winners 5 4 0 1 6 2
2000 Semi-final 2 0 1 1 1 2
2001 Winners 4 2 2 0 3 1
2002 Quarter-final 1 0 0 1 1 2
2003 First round 1 0 0 1 0 1
2004 Winners 4 2 2 0 4 2
2005 Semi-final 1 0 0 1 1 2
2006 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 10 5
2007 Quarter-final 2 1 1 0 2 0
South Africa  2008 See Angola national under-20 football team.
Zimbabwe  2009 Quarter-final 1 0 0 1 0 2
Zambia  2013 Plate final 3 1 1 1 4 4
South Africa  2015 Did not enter
Namibia  2016 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 7
South Africa  2017 Group stage 3 1 2 0 1 0
South Africa  2018 Group stage 3 1 1 1 2 2
South Africa  2019 Withdrew
South Africa  2020 Cancelled
South Africa  2021 Did not enter
South Africa  2022 Group stage 3 2 0 1 6 2
Total 16/21 42 16 14 12 41 36

Honours

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Angola lining-up before a friendly match in 2014

Continental

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Regional

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See also

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References

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