Angola 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).

Angola

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	85 (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest	45 (July 2000)
Lowest	147 (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
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	18 (first in 1998)
Best result	Champions (1999, 2001, 2004, 2024)
Medal record CAF African Nations Championship 2011 Sudan Team COSAFA Cup 1999 Southern Africa 2001 Southern Africa 2004 Southern Africa 2024 South Africa 2006 Southern Africa 1998 Southern Africa
Website	faf.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

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.

Iran versus Angola during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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
Hummel	1992–1994
Olympic	1995–1996
Adidas	1997–1999
Devis	2000–2001
Saillev	2002–2003
Olympic	2004–2006
Puma	2006–2012
Adidas	2012–2018
Puma	2018–2019
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

2024

DR Congo  v  Angola

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)

Bahrain  v  Angola

10 January Friendly	Bahrain	0–3	Angola	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4		Report	Dala 5' Mabululu 43' Fortuna 45'	Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium

Algeria  v  Angola

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)

Mauritania  v  Angola

20 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS	Mauritania	2–3	Angola	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
20:00	Amar 43' Koita 58'	Report	Dala 30', 50' Gilberto 53'	Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 36,318[7] Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

Angola  v  Burkina Faso

23 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS	Angola	2–0	Burkina Faso	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
20:00	Mabululu 36' Zini 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 15,753 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Angola  v  Namibia

27 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations	Angola	3–0	Namibia	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
	Dala 38', 42' Mabululu 66'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 28,663[8] Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Nigeria  v  Angola

2 February 2023 Africa Cup of Nations	Nigeria	1–0	Angola	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
	Lookman 41'	Report		Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 18,757[9] Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Morocco  v  Angola

22 March Friendly	Morocco	1–0	Angola	Agadir, Morocco
20:00	Carmo 72' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Adrar Stadium Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Comoros  v  Angola

25 March Friendly	Comoros	0–0	Angola	Marrakech, Morocco
22:00		Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

Angola  v  Eswatini

7 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Angola	1–0	Eswatini	Luanda, Angola
20:00 UTC+1	Mabululu 2'	Report		Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

Angola  v  Cameroon

11 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Angola	1–1	Cameroon	Luanda, Angola
20:00 UTC+1	Ngadeu-Ngadjui 54' (o.g.)	Report	Mbeumo 11'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid (Egypt)

Angola  v  Namibia

28 June 2024 COSAFA Cup Round	Angola	0–0	Namibia	Gqeberha, South Africa
18:00		Report		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Angola  v  Seychelles

1 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Round	Angola	3–2	Seychelles	Gqeberha, South Africa
12:00	Depú 9', 58' Maestro 79'	Report	Gamatice 26' Labrosse 46'	Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium

Lesotho  v  Angola

3 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Round	Lesotho	1–3	Angola	Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00	Fothoane 26'	Report	Depú 42' (pen.) Vidinho 63' Miro 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Comoros  v  Angola

5 July 2024 COSAFA Cup SF	Comoros	1–2	Angola	Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00	I. Yossouf 24'	Report	Keliano 3' Depú 24'	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Angola  v  Namibia

7 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Final	Angola	5–0	Namibia	Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00	Bondo 12' Depú 44' (pen.) Vidinho 58', 67' Keliano 70'	Report		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Ghana  v  Angola

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Ghana	0–1	Angola	Kumasi, Ghana
16:00 UTC+0		Report	Felício Milson 90+3'	Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Angola  v  Sudan

8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Angola	2–1	Sudan	Talatona, Angola
20:00 UTC+1	Mabululu 51' (pen.) Nteka 81'	Report	Karshoum 55'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Angola  v  Niger

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Angola	2–0	Niger	Talatona, Angola
--:--	Mabululu 75' (pen.) Felicio Milson 85'	Report		Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Niger  v  Angola

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Niger	0–1	Angola	Casablanca, Morocco
--:--	Zini 1'	Report		Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

Angola  v  Ghana

15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Angola	1–1	Ghana	Talatona, Angola
--:--	Zini 64'	Report	Ayew 18'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: George Gatogato (Burundi)

Sudan  v  Angola

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

Libya  v  Angola

March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Libya

v

Angola

TBD, Libya

Angola  v  Cape Verde

March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Angola

v

Cape Verde

TBD, Angola

Angola  v  Libya

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Angola

v

Libya

TBD, Angola

Angola  v  Mauritius

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Angola

v

Mauritius

TBD, Angola

Eswatini  v  Angola

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Eswatini

v

Angola

TBD, Eswatini

Cameroon  v  Angola

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Cameroon

v

Angola

TBD, Cameroon

South Africa  v  Angola

22 December 2025 AFCON RR	South Africa	v	Angola	Marrakesh, Morocco
20:30				Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium,

Angola  v  Zimbabwe

26 December 2025 AFCON RR	Angola	v	Zimbabwe	Marrakesh, Morocco
20:30				Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium

Angola  v  Egypt

29 December 2025 AFCON RR	Angola	v	Egypt	Agadir, Morocco
20:30				Stadium: Adrar Stadium

Coaching history

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

Coaching staff

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

Players

Current squad

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.^[10]

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 31)	36	0	1° de Agosto
	1GK	Kadú	(1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 30)	3	0	Oliveira do Hospital
	1GK	Agostinho Calunga	(1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Wiliete
	2DF	Bastos	(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 33)	59	2	Botafogo
	2DF	Jonathan Buatu	(1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 (age 31)	50	1	Gil Vicente
	2DF	Kialonda Gaspar	(1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27)	41	1	Lecce
	2DF	Tó Carneiro	(1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29)	40	1	AS FAR
	2DF	Núrio Fortuna	(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 29)	21	0	Gent
	2DF	Antonio Hossi	(2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 23)	17	0	1° de Agosto
	2DF	David Carmo	(1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 25)	8	0	Olympiacos
	2DF	Pedro Bondo	(2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 20)	7	1	Petro de Luanda
	2DF	Jordy Gaspar	(1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 27)	5	0	Pau
	3MF	Fredy (captain)	(1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34)	59	2	Eyüpspor
	3MF	Show	(1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 25)	50	1	FC Dallas
	3MF	Maestro	(2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21)	15	1	Adana Demirspor
	3MF	Randy Nteka	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27)	8	1	Rayo Vallecano
	3MF	Domingos Andrade	(2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Porto B
	3MF	Aldaír Ferreira	(1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Botoșani
	4FW	Mabululu	(1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 32)	37	13	Al Ahli
	4FW	Zito Luvumbo	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)	24	0	Cagliari
	4FW	Zini	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22)	23	6	Levadiakos
	4FW	Felício Milson	(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 25)	19	3	Red Star Belgrade
	4FW	Gilberto	(2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23)	18	3	Orlando Pirates
	4FW	Chico Banza	(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 26)	9	0	Portimonense
	4FW	M'Bala Nzola	(1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 28)	8	2	Lens

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	Ricardo Batista	(1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 (age 38)	0	0	Casa Pia	v.  Ghana, 15 November 2024 PRE
GK	Antonio Dominique	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 30)	17	0	Étoile Carouge	v.  Sudan, 8 September 2024
GK	Landu Langanga	(1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28)	5	0	Sagrada Esperança	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
GK	Edmilson Cambila	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Estrela da Amadora	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
GK	Gelson	(1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Interclube	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
DF	Clinton Mata	(1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 32)	12	0	Lyon	v.  Ghana, 15 November 2024 PRE
DF	Sandro Cruz	(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23)	7	0	Chaves	v.  Niger, 15 October 2024
DF	Vidinho	(1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 26)	5	3	Petro de Luanda	v.  Niger, 15 October 2024
DF	Mindinho	(2004-11-18) 18 November 2004 (age 20)	7	0	Petro de Luanda	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
DF	Marsoni Sambu	(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 28)	3	0	RWD Molenbeek	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
DF	Joel Kiala	(2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Hertha BSC II	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
DF	Kaly	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Dila Gori	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
DF	Eddie Afonso	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)	37	0	Petro de Luanda	v.  Cameroon, 11 June 2024
DF	Jonás Ramalho	(1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 31)	2	0	Al-Ahli	v.  Cameroon, 11 June 2024
MF	João Batxi	(1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Krasnodar	v.  Ghana, 15 November 2024 PRE
MF	Estrela	(1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29)	24	0	Erzurumspor	v.  Niger, 15 October 2024
MF	Megue	(1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 28)	11	2	Petro de Luanda	v.  Niger, 15 October 2024
MF	Rui Modesto	(1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25)	4	0	Udinese	v.  Niger, 15 October 2024
MF	Manuel Keliano	(2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 22)	15	2	Estrela Amadora	v.  Sudan, 8 September 2024
MF	Pedro Agostinho	(2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 24)	6	0	Lunda Sul	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
MF	Berna	(2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Felgueiras	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
MF	Mauro Maya	(2004-08-15) 15 August 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Petro de Luanda	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
MF	Joseph Nduquidi	(2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Metz	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
MF	Marcos Silva	(1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Uniao Leira	v.  Cameroon, 11 June 2024
FW	Gelson Dala	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 28)	49	20	Al-Wakrah	v.  Niger, 15 October 2024
FW	Depú	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 25)	12	7	Vojvodina	v.  Sudan, 8 September 2024
FW	Manuel Benson	(1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Burnley	v.  Sudan, 8 September 2024
FW	Benarfa	(2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 24)	7	1	1° de Agosto	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
FW	Manu	(2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 24)	5	1	1° de Agosto	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
FW	Miro	(2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21)	5	1	Gil Vicente	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
FW	Picas	(2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 24)	5	0	Feirense	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
FW	Eliot Muteba	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Munich 1860	v.  Namibia, 7 July 2024
FW	Lucas João	(1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31)	4	1	Persepolis	v.  Cameroon, 11 June 2024
FW	Valter Monteiro	(2005-11-08) 8 November 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Sagrada Esperança	v.  Cameroon, 11 June 2024
FW	Jérémie Bela	(1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 31)	8	0	Clermont	v.  Comoros, 22 March 2024
FW	Elliot Simões	(1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Al-Qaisumah	v.  Comoros, 22 March 2024
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

As of 11 October 2024^[11]

Players in bold are still active with Angola.

Most appearances

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

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

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.

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
1930	Part of Portugal										Part of Portugal
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1982	Did not enter										Declined participation
1986	Did not qualify										4	1	1	2	3	4
1990											8	2	3	3	8	8
1994											5	1	2	2	3	4
1998											8	4	4	0	12	5
2002											10	5	4	1	19	10
2006	Group stage	23rd	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad		12	7	3	2	15	9
2010	Did not qualify										6	3	1	2	11	8
2014											6	1	4	1	7	5
2018											2	0	0	2	1	4
2022											8	3	2	3	9	9
2026	Qualifications in progress										4	1	3	0	2	1
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	1/10	3	0	2	1	1	2	—		73	28	27	18	90	67

Africa Cup of Nations

See also: Angola at the Africa Cup of Nations

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
1957	Part of Portugal										Part of Portugal
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976	Not affiliated to CAF										Not affiliated to CAF
1978
1980
1982	Did not qualify										2	0	2	0	1	1
1984											4	2	1	1	7	4
1986	Did not enter										Did not enter
1988	Did not qualify										4	2	0	2	2	4
1990											4	1	1	2	5	7
1992											6	0	3	3	3	6
1994	Did not enter										Did not enter
1996	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	4	6	Squad		10	6	2	2	17	8
1998		13th	3	0	2	1	5	8	Squad		4	2	0	2	4	4
2000	Did not qualify										8	2	2	4	10	12
2002											8	4	2	2	12	8
2004											4	1	2	1	7	4
2006	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	5	Squad		12	7	3	2	15	9
2008	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	5	4	Squad		6	4	1	1	16	5
2010		5th	4	1	2	1	6	5	Squad		6	3	1	2	11	8
2012	Group stage	11th	3	1	1	1	4	5	Squad		6	4	0	2	7	5
2013		14th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad		2	1	0	1	3	3
2015	Did not qualify										6	1	3	2	5	5
2017											6	1	2	3	7	8
2019	Group stage	18th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad		6	4	0	2	9	6
2021	Did not qualify										6	1	1	4	4	7
2023	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	1	1	9	4	Squad		6	2	3	1	6	5
2025	Qualified										Qualifications in progress
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

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

COSAFA Cup

Main article: COSAFA Cup

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
2008	See Angola national under-20 football team.
2009	Quarter-final	1	0	0	1	0	2
2013	Plate final	3	1	1	1	4	4
2015	Did not enter
2016	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	7
2017	Group stage	3	1	2	0	1	0
2018	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2
2019	Withdrew
2020	Cancelled
2021	Did not enter
2022	Group stage	3	2	0	1	6	2
2024	Winners	5	4	1	0	11	4
Total	17/22	42	20	15	12	52	40

Honours

The national football team of Angola in 2014

Continental

• African Nations Championship
  • Runners-up: 2011

Regional

• COSAFA Cup
  • Winners: 1999, 2001, 2004, 2024
  • Runners-up: 2006
  • Third-place: 1998
• Central African Games
  • Silver medal: 1987

See also

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

References

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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