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Angola
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Palancas Negras (Black Sable antelopes)
Association Federação Angolana de Futebol (FAF)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach Pedro Gonçalves
Captain Fredy
Most caps Flávio (91)
Top scorer Akwá (39)
Home stadium Estádio 11 de Novembro
FIFA code ANG
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 125 Steady (7 February 2019)
Highest 45 (July 2000)
Lowest 147 (March 2017)
Elo ranking
Current 129 Increase 24 (3 March 2019)
Highest 50 (September–October 2006)
Lowest 160 (3 September 2016)
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
Appearances 1 (first in 2006)
Best result Group stage (2006)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 9 (first in 1996)
Best result Quarter-finals (2008, 2010, 2023)
African Nations Championship
Appearances 3 (first in 2011)
Best result Runners-up (2011)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances 16 (first in 1998)
Best result Champions (1999, 2001, 2004)
Medal record
CAF African Nations Championship
Silver 2011 Sudan Team
COSAFA Cup
Gold 1999 Southern Africa
Gold 2001 Southern Africa
Gold 2004 Southern Africa
Silver 2006 Southern Africa
Bronze 1998 Southern Africa
Website faf.co.ao

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 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. 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.

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. 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.

Fans of the Angolan national football team in Cologne
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.

Kit history

Kit manufacturer

Kit providers Period
Belgium Olympic 1994–1998
Germany Adidas 1998–2002
Portugal Saillev 2002–2006
Germany Puma 2006–2012
Germany Adidas 2012–2018
Germany Puma 2018–2019
Portugal Lacatoni 2019–2024

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

2024

2025

Coaching history

  • Hungary József Szabó (1965 – 1966)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zlatko Škorić (? – ?)
  • Angola Rubén García (? –1988)
  • Angola Carlos Queirós (1988–?)
  • Portugal Jesualdo Ferreira (1989)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Kondić (? –1993)
  • Angola Branco Arlindo (1993–?)
  • Portugal Carlos Alhinho (1994–1995)
  • Portugal Professor Neca (1996–1998)
  • Angola Carlos de Abreu (1998)
  • Serbia and Montenegro Veselin Jelušić (1998)
  • Brazil Djalma Cavalcante (1999)
  • Portugal Carlos Alhinho (2000)
  • Angola Mário Calado (2000–2001)
  • Brazil Ismael Kurtz (2002–2003)
  • Angola Luís Oliveira Gonçalves (2003–2008)
  • Angola Mabi de Almeida (2008–2009)
  • Portugal Manuel José (2009–2010)
  • France Hervé Renard (2010)
  • Angola Zeca Amaral (2010)
  • Angola Lito Vidigal (2011–2012)
  • Angola Romeu Filemón (2012)
  • Uruguay Gustavo Ferrín (2012–2013)
  • Angola Romeu Filemón (2014–2015)
  • Angola José Kilamba (2016–2017)
  • Brazil Beto Bianchi (2017–2018)
  • Serbia Srđan Vasiljević (2018–2019)
  • Portugal Pedro Gonçalves (2019–)

Players

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Antonio Dominique (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 30) 17 0 Switzerland Étoile Carouge
12 1GK Landu Langanga (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Angola Sagrada Esperança
22 1GK Neblú (1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 30) 28 0 Angola 1° de Agosto
2 2DF Núrio Fortuna (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 29) 17 0 Belgium Gent
3 2DF Jonathan Buatu (1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 (age 31) 49 1 Portugal Gil Vicente
5 2DF David Carmo (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Greece Olympiacos
6 2DF Kialonda Gaspar (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27) 33 1 Portugal Estrela Amadora
7 2DF Jordy Gaspar (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 27) 2 0 France Pau
13 2DF Tó Carneiro (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29) 38 1 Angola Petro de Luanda
15 2DF Jonás Ramalho (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 31) 2 0 Bahrain Al-Ahli
21 2DF Eddie Afonso (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) 36 0 Angola Petro de Luanda
4 3MF Domingos Andrade (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Portugal Felgueiras
8 3MF Maestro (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Turkey Adana Demirspor
14 3MF Megue (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 27) 10 2 Angola Petro de Luanda
18 3MF Marcos Silva (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Portugal Uniao Leira
20 3MF Estrela (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29) 21 0 Turkey Erzurumspor
23 3MF Show (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 25) 43 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa
9 4FW Depú (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) 5 2 Portugal Gil Vicente
10 4FW Jérémie Bela (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 31) 8 0 France Clermont
11 4FW Elliot Simões (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 24) 2 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Qaisumah
16 4FW Miro (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Portugal Gil Vicente
17 4FW Chico Banza (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25) 7 0 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
19 4FW Mabululu (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 32) 31 10 Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria
4FW Gilberto (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23) 14 3 Angola Petro de Luanda
4FW Felício Milson (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 25) 11 1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
4FW Valter Monteiro (2005-11-08) 8 November 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Angola Sagrada Esperança

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.


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Kadú (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 29) 3 0 Portugal Oliveira do Hospital 2023 AFCON
GK Gelson (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Angola Interclube 2023 AFCON
GK Edmilson Cambila (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Portugal Estrela da Amadora 2023 AFCON PRE
GK Emanuel Nsesani (2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Angola 1° de Agosto v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
GK Beny Tchissingui (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Angola Caála v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
GK Vicente David Paulo Pedro (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
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 Angola Petro de Luanda 2023 AFCON
DF Antonio Hossi (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 23) 8 0 Angola 1° de Agosto 2023 AFCON PRE
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
DF Francisco Pedro Bondo (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Portugal Sporting CP B 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Vidinho (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Angola Petro de Luanda 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Danilson (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Angola Interclube v.  DR Congo, 17 October 2023
DF Venâncio Kukula (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Iran, 12 September 2023
DF Enoque (1984-12-30) 30 December 1984 (age 39) 7 1 Angola Interclube v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
DF Mindinho (2004-11-18) 18 November 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
DF Simão Dianzenza (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 24) 3 0 Angola Kabuscorp v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
DF Ruben Aderito (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Unknown v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
DF Tiago Fota (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Unknown v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
DF José Amaldo (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Unknown v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
DF Yobo Cambuta (2005-04-14) 14 April 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
MF Fredy (captain) (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) 52 2 Turkey Eyüpspor 2023 AFCON
MF Manuel Keliano (2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 21) 10 0 Portugal Estrela Amadora 2023 AFCON
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
MF Rui Modesto (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25) 2 0 Sweden AIK 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Jorge Arilson (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Iran, 12 September 2023
MF Cesar Cangue Jeremias (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 21) 3 1 Unknown v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
MF Lisandro (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
MF Moisés Amor (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21) 3 1 Unattached v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
MF Muila (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Angola Ferroviário do Huambo v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
MF Antonio Nzinga Lopes (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23) 3 0 Unattached v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
MF Apado (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20) 3 1 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
MF Alexandre Domingos (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
MF Pedro Emanuel Ganga (2000-08-12) 12 August 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Angola Libolo v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
MF Jeronimo Abrao (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Angola Kabuscorp v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
FW Gelson Dala (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 28) 44 20 Qatar Al-Wakrah 2023 AFCON
FW Zini (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22) 19 5 Greece AEK Athens 2023 AFCON
FW Zito Luvumbo (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) 18 0 Italy Cagliari 2023 AFCON
FW M'Bala Nzola (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 28) 6 2 Italy Fiorentina 2023 AFCON DEC
FW Vá (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 26) 33 2 Sweden Djurgårdens 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Geraldo (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 32) 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 Benarfa (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23) 4 1 Angola 1° de Agosto 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Lucas João (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) 4 1 China Shanghai Port 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
FW Emanuel Goncalves (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 24) 3 1 Unknown v.  Lesotho, 12 July 2023
FW Ary Papel (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30) 50 8 Libya Al Akhdar v.  Central African Republic, 17 June 2023PRE

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.

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup

  • 2006 FIFA World Cup squads – Angola

Africa Cup of Nations

  • 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola
  • 2013 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola
  • 2012 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola
  • 2010 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola
  • 2008 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola
  • 2006 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola
  • 1998 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola
  • 1996 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola

Records

Players in bold are still active with Angola.

Most 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 59 1 1992–2001

Top goalscorers

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 44 0.45 2015–present
5. Paulão 19 52 0.37 1993–2001
6. Jesús 18 48 0.38 1979–1990
7. Mateus 14 70 0.2 2006–2021
8. Love Cabungula 11 79 0.14 2001–2016
9. Mabululu 10 30 0.33 2013–present
Gilberto 10 89 0.11 1999–2015
10. Quinzinho 9 40 0.23 1994–2001
Ndunguidi 9 44 0.2 1978–1991

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.

Year Final Tournament Qualification
Round Pld W D L F A Pos. Pld W D L F A
1930 to 1974 Part of Portugal Part of Portugal
Argentina 1978 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Spain 1982 Did not enter Declined participation
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify Second round 4 1 1 2 3 4
Italy 1990 Second round – 3rd 8 2 3 3 8 8
United States 1994 First round – 3rd 5 1 2 2 3 4
France 1998 Final round – 2nd 8 4 4 0 12 5
South Korea Japan 2002 Final round – 2nd 10 5 4 1 19 10
Germany 2006 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 Second round – 1st 12 7 3 2 15 9
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify Second round – 2nd 6 3 1 2 11 8
Brazil 2014 Second round – 3rd 6 1 4 1 7 5
Russia 2018 Second round 2 0 0 2 1 4
Qatar 2022 Second round – 4th 8 3 2 3 9 9
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined TBD 2 0 2 0 0 0
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 1/11 71 27 26 18 88 66

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

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Africa Cup of Nations

Year Final Tournament Qualification
Round Pld W D L F A Pos. Pld W D L F A
Sudan 1957 to Egypt 1974 Part of Portugal Part of Portugal
Ethiopia 1976 to Nigeria 1980 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
Libya 1982 did not qualify Preliminary round 2 0 2 0 1 1
Ivory Coast 1984 First round 4 2 1 1 7 4
Egypt 1986 did not enter did not enter
Morocco 1988 did not qualify First round 4 2 0 2 2 4
Algeria 1990 First round 4 1 1 2 5 7
Senegal 1992 4th 6 0 3 3 3 6
Tunisia 1994 did not enter did not enter
South Africa 1996 Group stage 3 0 1 2 4 6 1st 10 6 2 2 17 8
Burkina Faso 1998 Group stage 3 0 2 1 5 8 2nd 4 2 0 2 4 4
Ghana Nigeria 2000 did not qualify 4th 8 2 2 4 10 12
Mali 2002 3rd 8 4 2 2 12 8
Tunisia 2004 2nd 4 1 2 1 7 4
Egypt 2006 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 5 Second round – 1st 12 7 3 2 15 9
Ghana 2008 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 5 4 1st 6 4 1 1 16 5
Angola 2010 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 6 5 Second round – 2nd 6 3 1 2 11 8
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 5 1st 6 4 0 2 7 5
South Africa 2013 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 4 Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3
Equatorial Guinea 2015 did not qualify 3rd 6 1 3 2 5 5
Gabon 2017 3rd 6 1 2 3 7 8
Egypt 2019 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 1st 6 4 0 2 9 6
Cameroon 2021 did not qualify 4th 6 1 1 4 4 7
Ivory Coast 2023 Quarter-finals 5 2 1 1 9 4 2nd 6 2 3 1 6 5
Morocco 2025 to be determined to be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Totals 9/36 26 4 12 10 30 39
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 !106 48 29 39 151 119

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

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COSAFA Cup

Main article: COSAFA Cup
Year COSAFA Cup
Result M 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
Totals 16/21 42 16 14 12 41 36

Honours

Iran vs. Angola 2014-05-30 (001)
Angola lining-up before a friendly match in 2014
  • COSAFA Cup
    • Winners (3): 1999, 2001, 2004
  • Central African Games
    • Runners-up (1): 1987
  • African Nations Championship
    • Runners-up (1): 2011

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Angola para niños

  • Angola women's national football team
  • Angola national under-20 football team
  • Angola national under-17 football team
  • Angolan Football Federation
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