Angola national football team

2006 FIFA World Cup

The Angola national team's journey to the World Cup began in CAF preliminary rounds in a duel with Chad. At the time Angola was ranked 70 places higher in the FIFA rankings but lost 3-1 away to Chad, following a hat-trick by Francis Oumar (the only goals he ever scored for the national team). However, in the second leg at the Cidadela stadium Angola won 2-0, advancing on the away goals rule (3-3 on aggregate) the team played the first match under Ismael Kurtz but he was dismissed and replaced by Oliveira Gonçalves.The FAF's goal was not the World Cup but rather the AFCON, as the quapification process for both was the same. Angola was placed in group with Nigeria, Algeria, Gabon, Rwanda and Zimbabwe, the qualifiers began on june 5,2004, with a 0-0 draw away to Algeria. In the second match, Akwá scored in the 84 th minutes to secure a victory over Nigeria, in the third round, Angola drew 2-2 in Libreville against Gabon, but back at the Cidadela, they defeated Rwanda with a goal from Freddy. In october of that same year, Angola beat Zimbabwe with a goal by Flávio, but their first defeat came shortly after, losing 2-0 in Harare. Back at the Cidadela, Angola defeated Algeria 2-1 with goals from the duo Flávio and Akwá. The next match took place in Kano,Nigeria; Angola was losing,but Paulo Figueiredo (born in Angola to portuguese parents) equalized. This draw left Angola and Nigeria tied at the top of group but Angola held the advantage through tye head-to-head record. With two games remaiining, Angola beat Gabon 3-0 at home, even though Nigeria defeated Algeria 5-2. In the final match round, 8 october in 2005, Angola raced Rwanda in Kigali. While Nigeria was beating Zimbabwe 5-1, the "hero fo kigali" appeared in 79th minutes following a cross from Zé Kalanga, Akwá headed the ball in, qualifying Angola for the World Cup for the first time. In total, Angola scored 12 goals and conceded 6,with Akwá finishing as the top scored with 5 goals.

When picking the squad, Gonçalves sought advice from José Mourinho because his wife has angolan and 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 (Ronaldo's first world cup match), 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 with a great performance from João Ricardo (goalkeeper, also of portuguese descent, and curiously conceded Cristiano Ronaldo's first career goal) he was named man of the match. Although he was the only unemployed player in the tournament, he was helping Angola as still had a chance of qualifying, but the match finished 1–1 after goals by Flávio and Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh. Angola were eliminated from the tournament only losing one game and 11 cards in 3 Matches.^[5][6]

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) and so, it became known and nicknamed "selection of almost" in Angola. They recovered from this by beating Malawi 2–0 in the second match, and topped the group by drawing 0–0 with Algeria. Were knocked out in the quarter final after a 1–0, defeat by eventual finalists Ghana.

Failure in AFCON 2012 and 2013

After 2010, Angola came from a brilliant debut in the 2011 African Nations Championship with a silver medal and was the third team to qualify after the hosts (Equatorial Guinea and Gabon). With the core of the 2006 team and new coach Lito Vidigal, Angola featured Flávio, Kali, Gilberto, Love and Mateus, and the new generation included Djalma, Amaro, Dani Massunguna and Manucho, the latter having gone to Manchester United and playing for Valladolid at the time, having already played in the 2008 and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. Angola was in Group-B with Burkina Faso, Sudan and Ivory Coast. In first round, with goals from Mateus and Manucho, Angola won the 2-1 against Burkina Faso. In the second game, Manucho scored 2, but Mohamed Ahmed Bashir also maneged to scored 2. The last game against alrealy qualified Ivory Coast, Angola lost 2-0, but even though they were tied on points, they lost difference, with sudan, and were eliminated. After this tournament, player like Flávio, Kali and André Macanga.

Angola returned to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013 in South Africa (which would now be held in odd-numberg years) and was played in Group-A with the host nation, Morocco and Cape Verde. Although it wasn't ther golden generation, they still had good players like goalkeeper Lamá, Manucho and Mateus Galiano. To funiher strengthen the new generation, Neblú (a 19-year-old goalkeeper) Bastos, and others were selected. The first game ended in a 0-0 draw with Morocco, the second game ended in a 2-0 victory against South Africa, and in the final round, Cape Verde opened the scoring with an own goal by Nando, but Fernando Varela equalized. Héldon, in the 91st minute, qualified Cape Verde for the next phase (since Morocco finished with 3 points and the Blue Sharks with 5), eliminating Angola.

Decline and retourn

Over the next two years, Angola failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, was eliminated by Lesotho (3-5 on penalties) in the COSAFA Cup, failed to qualify for the 2014 CHAN, and failed to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, ending their run in five consecutive Africa Cups. On May 13, 2015, Gelson Dala, a young player from Primeiro de Agosto, made his debut for the national team, scoring twice in Tundavala against the Central African Republic in a qualifying match for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (the game ended 4-0 and Angola also failed to qualify).

At that time, Angola had not participated in a continental tournament since 2013, but in that year (2015), Angola qualified for the 2016 CHAN in Rwanda against South Africa, with Gelson Dala and Ary Papel (both from Primeiro de Agosto) standing out, although Angola was eliminated from the 2018 World Cup by South Africa. In the CHAN tournament, Angola performed poorly, finishing 3rd in their group with 1 win (against Ethiopia, 2-1, with a brace from Ary Papel) and 2 losses (4-2 against DRC and 1-0 against Cameroon), failing to advance to the next phase. The good news is that there was the 2018 CHAN tournament, which Angola managed to qualify for, with Dany Massunguna scoring his first and only goal for the national team against Madagascar. Returning to the COSAFA Cup, Angola fell in the group stage with only one goal scored, despite finishing 2nd in their group. There was also the qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where Angola debuted with a defeat (3-1) away to Burkina Faso. Qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations was paused for a year and a few months due to the 2018 World Cup.

In the 2018 CHAN tournament in Morocco, Angola drew 0-0 with Burkina Faso in their opening match but won 1-0 against Cameroon with a penalty goal by Job in the 30th minute. In the final round, Angola drew with Congo, who topped the group with 7 points, and with only one goal scored, Angola advanced from the group stage in second place. In the quarter-finals, Angola faced Nigeria, and the Palancas Negras opened the scoring with a goal from Félix Vá, but the nickname "the almost team" emerged. In the 90+2 minute, Okpotu equalized, taking the game to extra time, and in the 109th minute, Okechukwu scored, eliminating Angola from the CHAN.

After the disastrous defeat in the CHAN, Angola was eliminated in the group stage of the 2018 COSAFA Cup, again finishing 2nd in the group with 4 points. On September 9, 2018, Angola returned to qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, with a 1-0 victory at home against Botswana, led by Gelson Dala. A month later (at the 11 de Novembro Stadium), Angola thrashed Mauritania 4-1, with Mateus Galiano (the only player from the 2006 generation to score a brace as captain (scoring 2 years after his last goal), Djalma and Gelson scored the remaining goals in a game in Angola. Angola started losing, but in the next game Angola lost to the same Mauritania (1-0). In the 5th and penultimate round, in a direct confrontation against Burkina Faso (where if Angola lost, they would be out of the African Cup), at the 11 de Novembro stadium, the Angolans filled the stadium and just 3 minutes in, Burkina Faso hit the post, but at 45+1 Gelson Dala gave a back pass and Mateus Galiano scored, and in the second half, as in the first, Gelson passed and Mateus scored his second goal, Burkina Faso even reduced the deficit through Dayo in the 68th minute, but that's how it ended. In the last game in Botswana, Angola only needed a win to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations on March 22, 2018. A player born in Portugal but of Angolan descent, Wilson Eduardo, made his debut for the Angolan national team, and in the 21st minute, Herenilson passed type as Iniesta, Fredy put the ball in the middle, and Igor Vetokele error but on missed, Wilson Eduardo was there to score on the rebound. Several shots from Botswana didn't go in because of Tony Cabaça, and the referee blew the whistle, and Angola was in the Africa Cup of Nations 6 years later. The players hugged, cried, etc. Angola finished first with the same 12 points as Mauritania, who were making their debut.

Angola was in Group-E at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with Mali, Tunísia and Mauritania.The preparation for the African Cup of Nations was very complicated because at one point the national team ran out of money, but then some players appeared, saying they were injured but they returned. After all that, Angola played a friendly against Guinea-Bissau and won 2-0 (with goals from Mabululu and Brandão). In the African Cup of Nations, Angola made its debut against Tunisia where, in the 33rd minute, a Tunisian defender entered the area and feigned a shot, causing Paizo to fall and thus resulting in a penalty for Tunisia, which Youssef Msakni converted But in the 74th minute, Mateus Galiano shot, the goalkeeper saved, and Djalma Campos scored on the rebound, doing something his father didn't do: go to the Africa Cup of Nations and score a goal. The game ended like that, and this draw gave hope to many Angolans, having tied with one of the best teams on the continent.

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2025

Angola  v  Namibia

5 June 2025 COSAFA Cup group stage	Angola	1–1	Namibia	Bloemfontein, South Africa
18:00	Depú 90' (pen.)	Report	Kamberipa 90+7'	Stadium: Free State Stadium Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

Angola  v  Lesotho

8 June 2025 COSAFA Cup group stage	Angola	4–0	Lesotho	Bloemfontein, South Africa
12:00	Vidinho 42' Depú 44', 52', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Malawi  v  Angola

10 June 2025 COSAFA Cup group stage	Malawi	0–1	Angola	Bloemfontein, South Africa
15:00		Report	Nteka 48'	Stadium: Free State Stadium Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

Angola  v  Madagascar

13 June 2025 COSAFA Cup semi-finals	Angola	4–1	Madagascar	Bloemfontein, South Africa
15:00	Depú 19' (pen.), 39' Zine 74' Além 86'	Report	Razafimahatana 90+2'	Stadium: Free State Stadium Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Angola  v  South Africa

15 June 2025 COSAFA Cup final	Angola	3–0	South Africa	Bloemfontein, South Africa
15:00	Depú 43', 62' Milson 81'	Report		Stadium: Free State Stadium Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

Angola  v  Libya

4 September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Angola	0–1	Libya	Luanda, Angola
17:00 UTC+1		Report	El Mariamy 48'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Pierre Jean Nguiene (Congo)

Angola  v  Mauritius

9 September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Angola	3–1	Mauritius	Luanda, Angola
20:00 UTC+1	Nzola 17' Fredy 57' Zini 63'	Report	W. François 21'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Eswatini  v  Angola

8 October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Eswatini	2–2	Angola	Lobamba, Eswatini
15:00 UTC+2	Figuareido 48', 54'	Report	Buatu 69' Papel 80'	Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium Referee: Dickens Nyagrowa (Kenya)

Cameroon  v  Angola

13 October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Cameroon	0–0	Angola	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Angola  v  Argentina

14 November Friendly	Angola	0–2	Argentina	Luanda, Angola
17:00 WAT (UTC+1)		Report	Martínez 43' Messi 82'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

Angola  v  Guinea-Bissau

18 November Friendly

Angola

Cancelled

Guinea-Bissau

Angola  v  Zambia

18 November Friendly	Angola	3–2	Zambia	Luanda, Angola
17:00 UTC+1	Milson 5' Luvumbo 41' Mabululu 58'	Report	Lahne 21' Sakala 48'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Luxolo Badi (South Africa)

Angola  v  Mozambique

17 December FIFA Friendly	Angola	4–1	Mozambique	Almancil, Portugal
16:00 UTC+0	Gelson Dala 25' Luvumbo 81' Carmo 90' Modesto 120'	Report	Witi 104' (pen.)	Stadium: Parque das Cidades Training Center Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: The match consisted of two 45-minute halves plus a single, extra period of 30 minutes.[7]

South Africa  v  Angola

22 December 2025 AFCON RR	South Africa	2–1	Angola	Marrakesh, Morocco
16:00 UTC+1	Appollis 21' Foster 79'	Report	Show 35'	Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium, Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Angola  v  Zimbabwe

26 December 2025 AFCON RR	Angola	1–1	Zimbabwe	Marrakesh, Morocco
13:30 UTC+1	Dala 24'	Report	Musona 45+6'	Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Angola  v  Egypt

29 December 2025 AFCON RR	Angola	0–0	Egypt	Agadir, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Adrar Stadium Attendance: 16,090 Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

2026

Angola  v  Botswana

5 June Friendly	Angola	Cancelled	Botswana	TBD
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Angola  v  Mauritania

5 June Friendly	Angola	1–1	Mauritania	Casablanca, Morocco
20:00	Keliano 85'	Report	Thiam 90+1'	Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Hicham Temsamani (Morocco)

Angola  v  Central African Republic

9 June Friendly	Angola	3–0	Central African Republic	Casablanca, Morocco
18:00	Depú 7' Mabululu 26' Ary Papel 79'	Report		Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium

Egypt  v  Angola

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	Egypt	v	Angola	TBD, Egypt
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Angola  v  Egypt

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	Angola	v	Egypt	TBD, Angola
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Angola  v  Malawi

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	Angola	v	Malawi	TBD, Angola
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Malawi  v  Angola

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	Malawi	v	Angola	TBD, Malawi
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Angola  v  South Sudan

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	Angola	v	South Sudan	TBD, Angola
TBD				Stadium: TBD

South Sudan  v  Angola

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	South Sudan	v	Angola	TBD, South Sudan
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Coaching history

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Mauritania and Central African Republic on 5 and 9 June 2026 respectively.^[8]

Caps and goals as of 9 June 2026, after the match against Central African Republic.

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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Neblú	(1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 32)	48	0	1° de Agosto
	1GK	Hugo Marques	(1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 (age 40)	28	0	Petro de Luanda
	1GK	Antonio Dominique	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 31)	20	0	Étoile Carouge
	2DF	Jonathan Buatu	(1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 (age 32)	63	2	Gil Vicente
	2DF	Kialonda Gaspar	(1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 28)	49	1	Lecce
	2DF	Tó Carneiro	(1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 30)	48	1	AS FAR
	2DF	Eddie Afonso	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 32)	31	0	Petro de Luanda
	2DF	Antonio Hossi	(2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 25)	26	0	1° de Agosto
	2DF	David Carmo	(1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 26)	18	0	Oviedo
	2DF	Pedro Bondo	(2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 21)	17	1	Famalicão
	2DF	Kinito	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 28)	16	0	Petro de Luanda
	2DF	Khaly	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 22)	3	0	Casa Pia
	3MF	Show	(1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 27)	65	2	FC Dallas
	3MF	Maestro	(2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 22)	29	1	Alanyaspor
	3MF	Manuel Keliano	(2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 23)	24	4	Akhmat Grozny
	3MF	Randy Nteka	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 28)	15	2	Rayo Vallecano
	3MF	Mário Balbúrdia	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 28)	17	0	Boluspor
	3MF	Fernandinho	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 20)	3	0	1° de Agosto
	4FW	Ary Papel	(1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 32)	5	9	Al Akhdar
	4FW	Mabululu	(1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 34)	48	15	Al Ahli
	4FW	Felício Milson	(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 26)	33	5	Red Star Belgrade
	4FW	Zini	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 23)	34	9	AEK Athens
	4FW	Chico Banza	(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 27)	24	0	Zamalek
	4FW	Depú	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 26)	21	16	Young Africans
	3MF	Amorzinho	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 26)	0	0	Luanda
	3MF	Mabilson	(2002-12-07) 7 December 2002 (age 23)	1	0	1° de Agosto

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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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Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Agostinho Calunga	(1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Wiliete	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
GK	Rui Honésimo	(1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 30)	0	0	Interclube	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
DF	Núrio Fortuna	(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 31)	26	0	Volos	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Clinton Mata	(1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 33)	18	0	Lyon	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Rui Modesto	(1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 26)	7	0	Palermo	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Alexandre Abel Fernando	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 28)	3	0	Portimonense	v.  Zambia, 18 November 2025
DF	Rúben Adérito	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 23)	0	0	Atlético Petróleos de Luanda	v.  Cameroon, 13 October 2025
DF	Anderson Cruz	(1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 30)	2	0	Petro de Luanda	v.  Mauritius, 9 September 2025
DF	Luis Caica	(2005-07-31) 31 July 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Interclube	v.  Mauritius, 9 September 2025
DF	Mindinho	(2004-11-18) 18 November 2004 (age 21)	10	0	Petro de Luanda	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
DF	Vidinho	(1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 28)	9	4	Petro de Luanda	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
DF	Jordy Gaspar	(1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 29)	8	0	Pau	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
DF	Mabele	(1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 26)	3	0	1° de Agosto	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
DF	Leonel Cambuta Yobo	(2005-04-14) 14 April 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Petro de Luanda	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
DF	Sami		0	0		v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
MF	Beni Mukendi	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 24)	9	0	Vitória de Guimarães	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Megue	(1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 29)	11	2	Petro de Luanda	v.  Zambia, 18 November 2025
MF	Domingos Andrade	(2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 23)	7	0	Porto B	v.  Zambia, 18 November 2025
MF	Beni Jetur	(2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 21)	1	0	Wiliete	v.  Mauritius, 9 September 2025
MF	Além	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 28)	11	1	Interclube	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
MF	Pedro Agostinho	(2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 25)	6	0	Lunda Sul	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
MF	Aguinaldo	(1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 27)	1	0	1° de Agosto	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
MF	Higino Kapitango	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 23)	0	0	Bravos do Maquis	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
MF	Joca	(1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 29)	0	0	Lunda Sul	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
FW	Gelson Dala	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 29)	56	22	Al-Wakrah	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Zito Luvumbo	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 24)	32	1	Mallorca	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	M'Bala Nzola	(1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 29)	15	3	Sassuolo	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Manuel Benson	(1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 29)	9	0	Swansea City	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Gilberto	(2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 25)	22	3	Petro de Luanda	v.  Cameroon, 13 October 2025
FW	Capita	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 24)	2	0	Chicago Fire	v.  Mauritius, 9 September 2025
FW	Kaporal	(1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 32)	12	4	Al Ittihad Misurata SC	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
FW	Lépua	(1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 26)	11	1	Sagrada Esperança	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
FW	Ilìdio Panda	(2008-07-06) 6 July 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Petro de Luanda	v.  South Africa, 15 June 2025
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.

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FIFA World Cup

As of 2026, 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.

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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											10	2	6	2	9	8
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	1/10	3	0	2	1	1	2	—		79	29	30	20	97	74

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Africa Cup of Nations

More information Africa Cup of Nations record, Africa Cup of Nations qualification ...

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	Group stage	17th	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad		6	4	2	0	7	2
2027	To be determined										To be determined
2029
Total	Quarter-finals	10/35	34	7	15	12	41	46	—		112	54	31	39	158	121

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African Nations Championship

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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	12th	2	0	2	0	3	3	Squad
Total	Champions	4/7	15	3	8	4	13	16	—

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COSAFA Cup

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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
2025	Winners	5	4	1	0	13	2
Total	18/23	47	24	16	12	65	42

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Continental

• African Nations Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 2011

Regional

• COSAFA Cup
  • Champions (5): 1999, 2001, 2004, 2024, 2025
  • Runners-up (1): 2006
  • Third place (3): 1998, 2000, 2005
• Central African Games
  • Silver medal (1): 1987

Summary

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Competition				Total
CAF African Nations Championship	0	1	0	1
Total	0	1	0	1

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