Angola national football team
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The Angola national football team (Template:Langx) represents Angola in men's international football and is controlled by the Angolan Football Federation and nicknamed as both {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Black Sable antelopes) and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Red Devils), 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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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 |
|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Hummel | 1992–1994 |
| Template:Flagicon Olympic | 1995–1996 |
| Template:Flagicon Adidas | 1997–1999 |
| Template:Flagicon Biemme | 2000–2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Saillev | 2002–2003 |
| Template:Flagicon Olympic | 2004–2006 |
| Template:Flagicon Puma | 2006–2012 |
| Template:Flagicon Adidas | 2012–2018 |
| Template:Flagicon Puma | 2018–2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Lacatoni | 2019–2025 |
Results and fixtures
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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2025
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Coaching staff
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Pedro Gonçalves |
| Assistant coaches | Template:Flagicon Jorge Kamulete Template:Flagicon António Luvumbo |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Luís Tchikumbi |
| Fitness coach | Template:Flagicon Justino Ndongo |
| Match analyst | Template:Flagicon José Kivela |
| Doctors | Template:Flagicon Dr. Filipe Mavungu Template:Flagicon Dr. Ricardo Kwanza |
| Physiotherapists | Template:Flagicon Salomão Kafala Template:Flagicon Marcolino Ndala Template:Flagicon Francisco Lueji Template:Flagicon João Nguvulu |
| Team coordinator | Template:Flagicon Tomás Nganga |
| Technical director | Template:Flagicon Tiago Mvulu |
Coaching history
- Template:Flagicon József Szabó (1965 – 1966)
- Template:Flagicon Zlatko Škorić (? – ?)
- Template:Flagicon Rubén García (? –1988)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Queirós (1988–?)
- Template:Flagicon Jesualdo Ferreira (1989)
- Template:Flagicon Dušan Kondić (? –1993)
- Template:Flagicon Branco Arlindo (1993–?)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Alhinho (1994–1995)
- Template:Flagicon Professor Neca (1996–1998)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos de Abreu (1998)
- Template:Flagicon Veselin Jelušić (1998)
- Template:Flagicon Djalma Cavalcante (1999)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Alhinho (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Mário Calado (2000–2001)
- Template:Flagicon Ismael Kurtz (2002–2003)
- Template:Flagicon Luís Oliveira Gonçalves (2003–2008)
- Template:Flagicon Mabi de Almeida (2008–2009)
- Template:Flagicon Manuel José (2009–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Hervé Renard (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Zeca Amaral (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Lito Vidigal (2011–2012)
- Template:Flagicon Romeu Filemón (2012)
- Template:Flagicon Gustavo Ferrín (2012–2013)
- Template:Flagicon Romeu Filemón (2014–2015)
- Template:Flagicon José Kilamba (2016–2017)
- Template:Flagicon Beto Bianchi (2017–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Srđan Vasiljević (2018–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Pedro Gonçalves (2019–2025)
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Argentina and Zambia on 14 and 18 Noveber 2025, respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Caps and goals as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Zambia.
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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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PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.
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Records
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- 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. | Fredy | 65 | 4 | 2014–present |
| 10. | Job | 64 | 7 | 2007–2018 |
Top goalscorers
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| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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| 1. | Akwá | 39 | 78 | {{#expr:39/78 round 2}} | 1995–2006 |
| 2. | Flávio | 34 | 91 | {{#expr:34/91 round 2}} | 2000–2012 |
| 3. | Manucho | 22 | 53 | {{#expr:22/53 round 2}} | 2006–2017 |
| 4. | Gelson Dala | 21 | 51 | {{#expr:21/51 round 2}} | 2015–present |
| 5. | Paulão | 19 | 52 | {{#expr:19/52 round 2}} | 1993–2001 |
| 6. | Jesus | 18 | 48 | {{#expr:18/48 round 2}} | 1979–1990 |
| 7. | Depú | 15 | 18 | {{#expr:15/18 round 2}} | 2021–present |
| 8. | Mateus | 14 | 70 | {{#expr:14/70 round 2}} | 2006–2021 |
| 9. | Mabululu | 13 | 40 | {{#expr:13/40 round 2}} | 2013–present |
| 10. | Love Cabungula | 11 | 79 | {{#expr:11/79 round 2}} | 2001–2016 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
Template:See also 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. {{#lsth:Angola at the FIFA World Cup|Records}}
Africa Cup of Nations
Template:See also {{#lsth:Angola at the Africa Cup of Nations|Overall record}}
African Nations Championship
| colspan="10" style="background:#CD022B; color:#FFCC00; Template:Box-shadow border" |African Nations Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip* | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Squad |
| Template:Flagicon 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
| Template:Flagicon 2014 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2016 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad |
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Quarter-final | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad |
| Template:Flagicon 2020 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2022 | Group stage | 12th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
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COSAFA Cup
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| Year | COSAFA Cup record | ||||||
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| Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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| 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 |
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| Template:Flagicon 2009 | Quarter-final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon 2013 | Plate final | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Template:Flagicon 2015 | colspan=7 Template:N/a | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2016 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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| Template:Flagicon 2021 | colspan=7 Template:N/a | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon 2024 | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Total | 17/22 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 52 | 40 |
Honours
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Continental
- African Nations Championship
- File:Silver medal africa.svg Runners-up (1): 2011
Regional
- COSAFA Cup
- Template:Gold1 Champions (5): 1999, 2001, 2004, 2024, 2025
- Template:Silver2 Runners-up (1): 2006
- Template:Bronze3 Third place (3): 1998, 2000, 2005
- Central African Games
- Template:Silver2 Silver medal (1): 1987
Summary
| Competition | Template:Gold1 | Template:Silver2 | Template:Bronze3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF African Nations Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
See also
- Angola women's national football team
- Angola national under-20 football team
- Angola national under-17 football team
- Angolan Football Federation
References
External links
- Federação Angolana de Futebol
- Angola at CAF
- Angola at FIFA
- O'JOGO: News on Portuguese speaking African football teams
- Angola match records
- Angola team picture during World Cup in 2006
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