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. 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).

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Angola women's national football team.

Angola
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 1 (31 March 2022)[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
2011 SudanTeam
COSAFA Cup
1999 Southern Africa
2001 Southern Africa
2004 Southern Africa
2006 Southern Africa
1998 Southern Africa

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.[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.

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.[3] 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.[4][5]

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
Olympic 1994–1998
Adidas 1998–2002
Devis Sport 2002–2006
Puma 2006–2012
Adidas 2012–2018
Puma 2018–2019
Lacatoni 2019–present

Recent schedule and results
Main article: Angola national football team results (2020–present)

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
29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) 2021 AFCONQ Angola  2–0  Gabon Luanda, Angola
17:00 UTC+1
  • Show 63'
  • Augusto 69'
 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.[6]
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
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)

2022
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Friendly Angola  3–2  Guinea-Bissau Rio Maior, Portugal
 Report
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) Friendly Equatorial Guinea  0–0  Angola Rio Maior, Portugal

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the friendlies against Guinea Bissau and Equatorial Guinea on 26 and 29 March 2022.[7]

Caps and goals as of 26 March 2022, after the match against Guinea Bissau.[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Hugo Marques (1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 15 0 Cape Town City F.C.
1GK Kadú (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 1 0 Oliveirense
1GK Ricardo Batista (1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 0 0 Casa Pia
2DF Jonathan Buatu (1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 25 1 Sint Truiden
2DF Eddie Afonso (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 16 0 Petro de Luanda
2DF Augusto Carneiro (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 10 0 Petro de Luanda
2DF Núrio Fortuna (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 9 0 Gent
2DF Clinton Mata (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 8 0 Club Brugge
2DF Kialonda Gaspar (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 7 0 Sagrada Esperança
2DF Inácio Miguel (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 5 0 Mafra
2DF Quinito (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 3 0 Interclube
2DF Vidinho (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 0 0 Petro de Luanda
3MF Fredy (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 34 2 Antalyaspor
3MF Show (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 25 1 Ludogorets
3MF Nelson da Luz (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 9 0 Vitoria Guimarães
3MF Estrela (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 8 0 Erzurumspor
3MF Mário Balbúrdia (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 6 0 1° de Agosto
3MF Pedro Pessoa Miguel Megue (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 1 0 Petro de Luanda
3MF César Sousa (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 1 0 Belenenses SAD
3MF Karanga (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 0 0 Sagrada Esperança
4FW Ary Papel (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 46 8 Al Akhdar
4FW Yano (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 23 2 Petro de Luanda
4FW Zini (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 6 3 1° de Agosto
4FW Hélder Costa (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 3 1 Valencia
4FW Jaredi Lopes Texeira (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 2 0 Petro de Luanda
4FW Lucas João (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 1 0 Reading
4FW Dereck Kutesa (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 0 0 Zulte Waregem
4FW Afimico Pululu (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 0 0 Greuther Fürth

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 Augusto Mualucano (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 0 0 Petro de Luanda v.  Libya, 16 November 2021
GK Neblú (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 7 0 1° de Agosto v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
DF Pedro Bondo Francisco (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 0 0 Petro de Luanda v.  Libya, 16 November 2021
DF Matuwila (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 4 0 Petro de Luanda v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
DF Bito (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 0 0 1° de Agosto v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
DF Bastos (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 54 2 Rostov v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
DF Diógenes João (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 11 0 Petro de Luanda v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
DF Anderson Lucoqui (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 1 0 1. FSV Mainz 05 v.  Egypt, 1 September 2021 PRE
DF Kevin Bukusu (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 0 0 Helmond Sport v.  Egypt, 1 September 2021 PRE
MF Herenilson (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 37 0 1° de Agosto v.  Libya, 16 November 2021
MF Carlinhos (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 12 0 Young Africans v.  Libya, 16 November 2021
MF Lépua (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 5 0 Sagrada Esperança v.  Libya, 16 November 2021
MF Jérémie Bela (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 2 0 Birmingham City v.  Libya, 16 November 2021
MF Domingos Andrade (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 1 0 Sporting CP U23 v.  Libya, 16 November 2021
MF Daniel Liberal (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 1 0 Trofense v.  Libya, 16 November 2021
MF Paty (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 26 0 Interclube v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
MF João Bachi (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 2 0 Chaves v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
FW Capita (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 1 0 Lille v.  Libya, 16 November 2021
FW Depú (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 1 0 Sagrada Esperança v.  Libya, 16 November 2021
FW M'Bala Nzola (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 3 1 Spezia v.  Egypt, 13 November 2021
FW Zito Luvumbo (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 7 0 Cagliari v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
FW Érico Castro (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 1 0 Petro de Luanda v.  Gabon, 11 October 2021
FW Vá (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 31 2 Pafos v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
FW Fábio Abreu (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 8 1 Al-Batin v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
FW Felício Milson (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 2 0 Maritimo B v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
FW Benarfa (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 1 0 1° de Agosto v.  Libya, 7 September 2021
FW Gelson Dala (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 30 12 Al-Wakrah v.  Egypt, 1 September 2021 PRE
FW Giovani Bamba (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 0 0 SLO v.  Egypt, 1 September 2021 PRE
FW Ivan Cavaleiro (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 0 0 Fulham v.  Egypt, 1 September 2021 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.

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

Records
As of 20 November 2021[9]
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 1974Part of PortugalPart of Portugal
1978 to 1982Did not enterDeclined participation
1986Did not qualifySecond round411234
1990Second round – 3rd823388
1994First round – 3rd512234
1998Final round – 2nd8440125
2002Final round – 2nd105411910
2006Group stage302112Second round – 1st[A]12732159
2010Did not qualifySecond round – 2nd[B]6312118
2014Second round – 3rd614175
2018Second round200214
2022Second round – 4th832399
2026To be determinedTo be determined
Total1/22302112— !692724188866

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 1974Part of PortugalPart of Portugal
1976 to 1980Not affiliated to CAFNot affiliated to CAF
1982Did not qualifyPreliminary round202011
1984First round421174
1986Did not enterDid not enter
1988Did not qualifyFirst round420224
1990First round411257
19924th603336
1994Did not enterDid not enter
1996Group stage3012461st10622178
1998Group stage3021582nd420244
2000Did not qualify4th82241012
20023rd8422128
20042nd412174
2006Group stage311145Second round – 1st[C]12732159
2008Quarter-finals4121541st6411165
2010Quarter-finals412165Second round – 2nd[D]6312118
2012Group stage3111451st640275
2013Group stage301214Second round210133
2015Did not qualify3rd613255
20173rd612378
2019Group stage3021121st640296
2021Did not qualify4th611447
2023To be determinedTo be determined
2025
Totals8/33264121039— !100462638145114

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
1997Did not enter
1998Third place514064
1999Winners540162
2000Semi-final201112
2001Winners422031
2002Quarter-final100112
2003First round100101
2004Winners422042
2005Semi-final100112
2006Runners-up4301105
2007Quarter-final211020
2008See Angola national under-20 football team.
2009Quarter-final100102
2013Plate final311144
2015Did not enter
2016Group stage300307
2017Group stage312010
2018Group stage311122
2019Withdrew
2020Cancelled
2021Did not enter
Totals15/20421614124136

Honours
Angola lining-up before a friendly match in 2014

See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. "Angola - List of International Matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. Brodkin, Jon (12 June 2006). "Figo sparkles as Ronaldo's tricks lead to the bench". Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  4. "Mexico 0–0 Angola". BBC. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. "Iran 1–1 Angola". BBC. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  6. "Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed". CAF. 13 March 2020.
  7. https://www.ojogo.pt/internacional/africa/noticias/selecao-angolana-realiza-dois-particular-em-solo-portugues-14683394.html
  8. https://www.besoccer.com/match/angola/seleccion-guinea-bisau/2022438585/lineups
  9. Roberto Mamrud. "Angola – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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