Angola national football team

Angola

Nickname(s)	Palancas Negras (Sable Antelopes)
Association	Federação Angolana de Futebol
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Jose Kilamba
Captain	Gilberto
Top scorer	Akwá (38)
Home stadium	Estádio 11 de Novembro
FIFA code	ANG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	144 1 (12 January 2017)
Highest	45 (July 2000)
Lowest	144 (November 2016, January 2017)
Elo ranking
Current	119 (26 January 2017)
Highest	50 (September–October 2006)
Lowest	106 (10 September 2014)
First international
PR Congo 1–3 PR Angola (Brazzaville, People's Republic of the Congo; 8 February 1976)
Biggest win
Angola 11–1 Swaziland (Luanda, Angola; 23 April 2000)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 6–0 PR Angola (Lisbon, Portugal; 23 March 1989)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage, 2006
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	7
Best result	Quarter-finals, 2008 and 2010

The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras (Sable Antelopes), is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Angola reached 45th in the FIFA Rankings in July 2002. Their greatest accomplishment was qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, as this was their first appearance on the World Cup finals stage: they won with 8-2 playin at disavantaged.

History

Angola played their first game against PR Congo on 8 February 1976, losing 3–2.

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 Côte d'Ivoire.

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 FIFA World Cup after only losing one game in the qualifying 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 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 Portuguese side, who won the match 1–0, the only goal coming from Pauleta. 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.

Fans of the Angolan national football team in Cologne, Germany.

2010 World Cup failure

After the 2006 FIFA 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 FIFA 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.

Achievements

• COSAFA Cup: 3

1999, 2001, 2004

• Central African Games runners-up: 1

1987

• African Nations Championship runners-up: 1

2011

Competition records

World Cup record

See also: Angola at the FIFA World Cup

As of 2013, Angola has qualified once for a FIFA World Cup. Its first participation on the FIFA World Cup qualification was on 1986, where they won in the first round, beating Senegal 4—3 on penalty kicks. They later lost on the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)#Second round to Algeria. Algeria went to the third round and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

Angola's first participation on the World Cup was on the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in Germany.

Ricardo

Jamba

Kali

Locó

Delgado

Mateus

Macanga

Figueiredo

Zé Kalanga

Mendonça

Akwá (c)

2006 FIFA World Cup starting lineup

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1982	Did not enter
1986 to 2002	Did not qualify
2006	Group Stage	23rd	3	0	2	1	1	2
2010 to 2018	Did not qualify
Total	Group Stage	1/21	3	0	2	1	1	2

Africa Cup of Nations record

Lamá

Dani

Bastos

Lunguinha

Miguel

Dédé

Pirolito

Geraldo

Mingo

Djalma

Manucho (c)

2013 Africa Cup of Nations starting lineup

African Cup of Nations
Titles: 0 Appearances: 7
Year	Position		Year	Position		Year	Position		Year	Position
1957	Did not enter		1976	Did not enter		1994	Did not qualify		2012	Round 1
1959	Did not enter		1978	Did not enter		1996	Round 1		2013	Round 1
1962	Did not enter		1980	Did not enter		1998	Round 1		2015	Did not qualify
1963	Did not enter		1982	Did not qualify		2000	Did not qualify		2017	Did not qualify
1965	Did not enter		1984	Did not qualify		2002	Did not qualify		2019	TBD
1968	Did not enter		1986	Did not enter		2004	Did not qualify		2021	TBD
1970	Did not enter		1988	Did not qualify		2006	Round 1		2023	TBD
1972	Did not enter		1990	Did not qualify		2008	Quarterfinals
1974	Did not enter		1992	Did not qualify		2010	Quarterfinals

Results and fixtures

2016

Angola v Madagascar

3 September 2016 AFCON 2017 Q	Angola	1–1	Madagascar	Estádio 11 de Novembro
16:00 UTC+1	Gelson  55'		Razakanantenaina  17'	Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Botswana on 30 September 2016.
Caps and goals updated as of 30 September 2016 after the game against Botswana.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Signori António	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994	10	0	1° de Agosto
12	1GK	Gerson	(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990	0	0	Petró de Luanda
2	2DF	Fabrício Mafuta	(1988-09-20) 20 September 1988	19	0	Interclube
4	2DF	Gomito Fonseca	(1991-06-10) 10 June 1991	10	0	Interclube
3	2DF	Eddy Afonso	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994	7	0	Recreativo do Libolo
5	2DF	David Kuagica	(1990-08-10) 10 August 1990	6	0	Recreativo do Libolo
13	2DF	Nandinho	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998	3	0	Rostov
18	2DF	Paízo	(1992-05-10) 10 May 1992	2	0	1° de Agosto
11	3MF	Ary Papel (c)	(1994-03-03) 3 March 1994	26	5	1º de Agosto
10	3MF	Pirolito	(1993-04-07) 7 April 1993	16	0	Interclube
15	3MF	Ito	(1994-11-29) 29 November 1994	11	0	Recreativo do Libolo
14	3MF	Isaac	(1991-04-25) 25 April 1991	9	0	1° de Agosto
7	3MF	Paty	(1990-06-03) 3 June 1990	6	0	Interclube
16	3MF	Carlinhos	(1993-03-19) 19 March 1993	5	0	Petró de Luanda
6	3MF	Pana	(1992-03-09) 9 March 1992	3	1	Académico Viseu
17	3MF	Herenilson	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996	2	0	Petró de Luanda
8	4FW	Gelson	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996	14	8	1º de Agosto
9	4FW	Yano	(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992	13	1	Progresso Sambizanga

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Josué	(2000-07-17) 17 July 2000	3	0	Kabuscorp	v. Mauritius, 16 June 2016
GK	Landú	(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990	20	0	Recreativo do Libolo	v. DR Congo, 29 March 2016
GK	Mário	(1985-06-01) 1 June 1985	5	0	Kabuscorp	v. DR Congo, 29 March 2016
DF	Hugo Valdez	(1991-05-25) 25 May 1991	1	0	Interclube	v. Madagascar, 3 September 2016
DF	Pepé	(1999-09-17) 17 September 1999	2	0	Progresso	v. Mauritius, 16 June 2016
DF	Tomé	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998	2	0	Petró de Luanda	v. Mauritius, 16 June 2016
DF	Joaquim Balanga	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998	2	0	Interclube	v. Mauritius, 16 June 2016
DF	Genséric Kusunga	(1988-03-12) 12 March 1988	11	0	União da Madeira	v. Central African Republic, 5 June 2016
DF	Jonathan Mananga	(1993-09-27) 27 September 1993	11	0	Waasland-Beveren	v. Central African Republic, 5 June 2016
DF	Abdul	(1994-04-07) 7 April 1994	8	2	Petró de Luanda	v. Central African Republic, 5 June 2016
DF	Bastos	(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991	29	2	Lazio	v. DR Congo, 29 March 2016
DF	Miguel Quiame	(1991-09-17) 17 September 1991	28	0	Petró de Luanda	v. DR Congo, 29 March 2016
MF	Nélson da Luz	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998	2	0	1° de Agosto	v. Mauritius, 16 June 2016
MF	Zinedine Catraio	(1998-06-17) 17 June 1998	1	0	1° de Agosto	v. Mauritius, 16 June 2016
MF	Dany	(1990-01-14) 14 January 1990	1	0	Luftëtari	v. Malawi, 12 June 2016
MF	Clinton	(1992-11-07) 7 November 1992	8	0	Charleroi	v. Central African Republic, 5 June 2016
MF	Dário	(1982-06-25) 25 June 1982	8	1	Recreativo do Libolo	v. DR Congo, 29 March 2016
MF	Gildo	(1983-05-01) 1 May 1983	3	0	Recreativo Caála	v. DR Congo, 29 March 2016
FW	Chababala	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999	4	0	Académica Lobito	v. Madagascar, 3 September 2016
FW	Vá	(1998-04-24) 24 April 1998	4	0	Real Sambila	v. Madagascar, 3 September 2016
FW	Paizinho	(1983-03-19) 19 March 1983	2	0	Recreativo Caála	v. Madagascar, 3 September 2016
FW	Atanásio	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997	1	0	Interclube	v. Madagascar, 3 September 2016
FW	Filhão	(1995-06-14) 14 June 1995	6	0	ASA	v. Mauritius, 16 June 2016
FW	Paulino Nguendelamba	(1998-04-04) 4 April 1998	2	0	Progresso	v. Mauritius, 16 June 2016
FW	José Miranda	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997	2	0	Sagrada Esperança	v. Mauritius, 16 June 2016
FW	Dolly Menga	(1993-05-02) 2 May 1993	9	1	F.C. Ashdod	v. Central African Republic, 5 June 2016
FW	Igor Vetokele	(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993	5	0	Zulte Waregem	v. Central African Republic, 5 June 2016
FW	Love	(1979-03-14) 14 March 1979	62	9	Sagrada Esperança	v. DR Congo, 29 March 2016
FW	Mateus	(1984-06-19) 19 June 1984	46	7	Arouca	v. DR Congo, 29 March 2016
FW	Fredy	(1990-03-27) 27 March 1990	14	1	Excelsior Rotterdam	v. DR Congo, 29 March 2016
FW	Moco	(1989-05-09) 9 May 1989	3	0	Interclube	v. DR Congo, 29 March 2016

Notes:

• ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to injury.
• ^RET Player has retired from international football.
• ^DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
• ^SUS Suspended from the national team.
• ^PRE Preliminary Squad.

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup

• 2006 FIFA World Cup squads – Angola

Africa Cup of Nations

• 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

Kit suppliers

Between 2006 and 2012, Angola's kits were supplied by Puma. Adidas took over in 2012 and remain Angola's kit suppliers to this day.

See also

• Angola women's national football team
• Angola national under-20 football team
• Angola national under-17 football team
• Federação Angolana de Futebol

External links

• Federação Angolana de Futebol
• Angola match records