Angola national football team

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Angola
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Palancas Negras (Giant sable antelopes)
AssociationFederação Angolana de Futebol
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachPedro Gonçalves
CaptainDjalma Campos
Most capsFlávio (91)
Top scorerAkwá (39)
Home stadiumEstádio 11 de Novembro
FIFA codeANG
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 126 Increase 1 (23 December 2021)[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
Appearances8 (first in 1996)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2008, 2010)
African Nations Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultRunners-up (2011)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1998)
Best resultChampions (1999, 2001, 2004)
Medal record
CAF African Nations Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sudan Team
COSAFA Cup
Gold medal – first place 1999 Southern Africa
Gold medal – first place 2001 Southern Africa
Gold medal – first place 2004 Southern Africa
Silver medal – second place 2006 Southern Africa
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Southern Africa

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. The team made its first appearance in 2006 FIFA World Cup, the team's nickname is Palancas Negras, The team is governing body of Football in Angola in the country, The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Angola reached its highest FIFA ranking, 45th place, in July 2000. Their greatest accomplishment was qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, as this was their first appearance on the World Cup finals stage.

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.[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.

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 Angolan 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 1994–1998
Germany Adidas 1998–2002
Italy 2002–2006
Germany Puma 2006–2012
Germany Adidas 2012–2018
Germany Puma 2018–2019
Portugal 2019–present

Recent schedule and results[]

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

2021[]

25 March 2021 (2021-03-25) 2021 AFCONQ Gambia  1–0  Angola Bakau, Gambia
16:00 UTC±0
  • Ceesay 62'
 Report Stadium: Independence Stadium
Referee: Adissa Abdul Ligali (Benin)
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches of matchdays 5 and 6 scheduled for June 2020 had been postponed to March 2021.[7]
29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) 2021 AFCONQ Angola  2–0  Gabon Luanda, Angola
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches of matchdays 5 and 6 scheduled for June 2020 had been postponed to March 2021.[8]
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier Egypt  1–0  Angola Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier Angola  0–1  Libya Luanda, Angola
21:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier Angola  3–1  Gabon Luanda, Angola
18:30 UTC+1 Zini 25'
Papel 56'
Buatu 90+1'		 Report Méyé 83' Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
11 October 2021 (2021-10-11) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier Gabon  2–0  Angola Franceville, Gabon
14:00 UTC+1
  • Aubameyang 74'
  • 84' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Stade de Franceville
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier Angola  2–2  Egypt Luanda, Angola
20:00
Report
Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier Libya  1–1  Angola Benghazi, Libya
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: 28 March Stadium
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players have been selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers matches against Egypt and Libya on 12 and 16 November 2021.[9]
Caps and goals as of 16 November 2021 after the match against Libya.[10]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Hugo Marques (1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 (age 36) 14 0 South Africa Cape Town City F.C.
1GK Ricardo Batista (1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 (age 35) 0 0 Portugal Casa Pia
1GK (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 24) 0 0 Angola Petro de Luanda
2DF Jonathan Buatu (1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 (age 28) 24 1 Belgium Sint Truiden
2DF Eddie Afonso (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 27) 15 0 Angola Petro de Luanda
2DF Augusto Carneiro (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 26) 10 0 Angola Petro de Luanda
2DF Kialonda Gaspar (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 24) 6 0 Angola Sagrada Esperança
2DF Quinito (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 23) 3 0 Angola Interclube
2DF (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Angola Petro de Luanda
2DF (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Angola Petro de Luanda
3MF Herenilson (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 25) 37 0 Angola 1° de Agosto
3MF Show (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 22) 24 1 Bulgaria Ludogorets
3MF Carlinhos (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 26) 12 0 Tanzania Young Africans
3MF Estrela (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 26) 7 0 Turkey Erzurumspor
3MF Mário Balbúrdia (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 24) 6 0 Angola 1° de Agosto
3MF Lépua (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 22) 5 0 Angola Sagrada Esperança
3MF Jérémie Bela (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 28) 2 0 England Birmingham City
3MF Domingos Andrade (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 18) 1 0 Portugal Sporting CP U23
3MF Daniel Liberal (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Portugal Trofense
3MF (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 25) 1 0 Angola Petro de Luanda
3MF César Sousa (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Portugal Belenenses SAD
3MF (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 30) 0 0 Angola Sagrada Esperança
4FW Mateus Galiano RET (1984-06-19) 19 June 1984 (age 37) 70 14 Portugal Torreense
4FW Ary Papel (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 27) 45 6 Egypt Ismaily
4FW Zini (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 19) 5 2 Angola 1° de Agosto
4FW Hélder Costa (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 28) 2 1 Spain Valencia
4FW Capita (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 20) 1 0 France Lille
4FW Depú (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 22) 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 Neblú (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 (age 28) 7 0 Angola 1° de Agosto v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
GK Kadú (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 27) 1 0 Portugal Oliveirense v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
GK Antonio Dominique (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 27) 10 0 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Gabon, 29 March 2021
GK (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Angola Recreativo da Caála v.  Gabon, 29 March 2021
DF Clinton Mata (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 29) 8 0 Belgium Club Brugge v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
DF Matuwila (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 30) 4 0 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
DF Inácio Miguel (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 26) 5 0 Portugal Mafra v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
DF (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Angola 1° de Agosto v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
DF Bastos (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 30) 54 2 Russia Rostov v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
DF Diógenes João (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 25) 11 0 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
DF Núrio Fortuna (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 26) 8 0 Belgium Gent v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
DF Anderson Lucoqui (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 24) 1 0 Germany Mainz v.  Egypt, 1 September 2021 PRE
DF Kevin Bukusu (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Netherlands Helmond Sport v.  Egypt, 1 September 2021 PRE
DF Paízo (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992 (age 29) 16 0 Angola 1º de Agosto v.  Gabon, 29 March 2021
MF Fredy (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 31) 33 2 Turkey Antalyaspor v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
MF Paty (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 31) 26 0 Angola Interclube v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
MF Nelson da Luz (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 23) 9 0 Portugal Vitoria v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
MF João Bachi (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 23) 2 0 Portugal Chaves v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
MF Loide Augusto (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Portugal Farense v.  Gabon, 29 March 2021
MF Egas Cacintura (1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 24) 0 0 Russia Ufa training camp, January 2022
FW M'Bala Nzola (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 25) 3 1 Italy Spezia v.  Egypt, 13 November 2021
FW Zito Luvumbo (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 19) 7 0 Italy Como v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
FW Érico Castro (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 29) 1 0 Angola Petro de Luanda v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
FW Vá (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 23) 31 2 Cyprus Pafos v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
FW Fábio Abreu (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 28) 8 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Batin v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
FW Felício Milson (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 22) 2 0 Portugal Maritimo B v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
FW (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Angola 1° de Agosto v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
FW Gelson Dala (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 25) 30 12 Qatar Al-Wakrah v.  Egypt, 1 September 2021 PRE
FW (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Switzerland SLO v.  Egypt, 1 September 2021 PRE
FW Ivan Cavaleiro (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 28) 0 0 England Fulham v.  Egypt, 1 September 2021 PRE
FW Geraldo (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 30) 28 2 Turkey Ankaragücü v.  Gabon, 29 March 2021
FW Anderson Cruz (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 25) 1 0 Portugal Rio Ave v.  Gabon, 29 March 2021
FW (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Angola 1° de Agosto v.  Gabon, 29 March 2021

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[]

As of 20 November 2021[11]
Players in bold are still active with Angola.

Managerial history[]

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
1978 to 1982 Did not enter Declined participation
1986 Did not qualify Second round 4 1 1 2 3 4
1990 Second round – 3rd 8 2 3 3 8 8
1994 First round – 3rd 5 1 2 2 3 4
1998 Final round – 2nd 8 4 4 0 12 5
2002 Final round – 2nd 10 5 4 1 19 10
2006 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 Second round – 1st[A] 12 7 3 2 15 9
2010 Did not qualify Second round – 2nd[B] 6 3 1 2 11 8
2014 Second round – 3rd 6 1 4 1 7 5
2018 Second round 2 0 0 2 1 4
2022 Second round – 4th 8 3 2 3 9 9
2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 1/22 3 0 2 1 1 2 — 69 27 24 18 88 66

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

Notes
  1. ^
    A: The African qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.
  2. ^
    B: The African qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

Africa Cup of Nations[]

Year Final Tournament Qualification
Round Pld W D L F A Pos. Pld W D L F A
1957 to 1974 Part of Portugal Part of Portugal
1976 to 1980 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
1982 Did not qualify Preliminary round 2 0 2 0 1 1
1984 First round 4 2 1 1 7 4
1986 Did not enter Did not enter
1988 Did not qualify First round 4 2 0 2 2 4
1990 First round 4 1 1 2 5 7
1992 4th 6 0 3 3 3 6
1994 Did not enter Did not enter
1996 Group stage 3 0 1 2 4 6 1st 10 6 2 2 17 8
1998 Group stage 3 0 2 1 5 8 2nd 4 2 0 2 4 4
2000 Did not qualify 4th 8 2 2 4 10 12
2002 3rd 8 4 2 2 12 8
2004 2nd 4 1 2 1 7 4
2006 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 5 Second round – 1st[C] 12 7 3 2 15 9
2008 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 5 4 1st 6 4 1 1 16 5
2010 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 6 5 Second round – 2nd[D] 6 3 1 2 11 8
2012 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 5 1st 6 4 0 2 7 5
2013 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 4 Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3
2015 Did not qualify 3rd 6 1 3 2 5 5
2017 3rd 6 1 2 3 7 8
2019 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 1st 6 4 0 2 9 6
2021 Did not qualify 4th 6 1 1 4 4 7
2023 To be determined To be determined
2025
Totals 8/33 26 4 12 10 39 — 100 46 26 38 145 114

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

Notes
  1. ^
    C: The African qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.
  2. ^
    D: The African qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

COSAFA Cup[]

Main article: COSAFA Cup
Year COSAFA Cup record
Rank Pld W D L F A
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
Totals 15/20 42 16 14 12 41 36

Honours[]

Angola lining-up before a friendly match in 2014
  • COSAFA Cup: 3
1999, 2001, 2004
1987
2011

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Angola - List of International Matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ^ Brodkin, Jon (12 June 2006). "Figo sparkles as Ronaldo's tricks lead to the bench". Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Mexico 0–0 Angola". BBC. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Iran 1–1 Angola". BBC. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed". CAF. 13 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed". CAF. 13 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Pedro Gonçalves convoca 29 jogadores para dois jogos da seleção angolana".
  10. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™".
  11. ^ Roberto Mamrud. "Angola – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

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