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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

125

(7 February 2019)

Highest

45 (July 2000)

Lowest

147 (March 2017)

Elo ranking

Current

129

24 (3 March 2019)

Highest

50 (September–October 2006)

Lowest

160 (3 September 2016)

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

Silver	2011 Sudan	Team
COSAFA Cup
Gold	1999 Southern Africa
Gold	2001 Southern Africa
Gold	2004 Southern Africa
Gold	2024 South Africa
Silver	2006 Southern Africa
Bronze	1998 Southern Africa

Website

faf.co.ao

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 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. 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. 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 Angola 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
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

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

Friendly 6 January	DR Congo	0–0	Angola	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
15:00 UTC+3		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/06/world/friendlies/congo-dr/angola/4295952/		Stadium: Shabab Al Ahli Stadium Referee: Sultan Al–Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Friendly 10 January	Bahrain	0–3	Angola	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4		https://www.flashscore.com/match/ht20atUD/#/match-summary	Dala 5' Mabululu 43' Fortuna 45'	Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium

2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS 15 January	Algeria	1–1	Angola	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0	Bounedjah 18'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/15/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/algeria/angola/4262311/	Mabululu 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 19,740 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS 20 January	Mauritania	2–3	Angola	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
20:00	Amar 43' Koita 58'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/20/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/mauritania/angola/4262314/	Dala 30', 50' Gilberto 53'	Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 36,318 Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

2023 Africa Cup of Nations GS 23 January	Angola	2–0	Burkina Faso	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
20:00	Mabululu 36' Zini 90+2'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/23/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/angola/burkina-faso/4262315/		Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 15,753 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

2023 Africa Cup of Nations 27 January	Angola	3–0	Namibia	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
	Dala 38', 42' Mabululu 66'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/27/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/angola/namibia/4273891/		Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 28,663 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

2023 Africa Cup of Nations 2 February	Nigeria	1–0	Angola	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
	Lookman 41'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/02/02/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/nigeria/angola/4273900/		Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 18,757 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Friendly 22 March	Morocco	1–0	Angola	Agadir, Morocco
20:00	Carmo 72' (o.g.)	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/03/22/world/friendlies/morocco/angola/4322475/		Stadium: Adrar Stadium Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Friendly 25 March	Comoros	0–0	Angola	Marrakech, Morocco
22:00		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/03/25/world/friendlies/comoros/angola/4333183/		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

2026 FIFA WC Qualifier 7 June	Angola	1–0	Swaziland	Luanda, Angola
20:00 UTC+1	Mabululu 2'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400018184		Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

2026 FIFA WC Qualifier 11 June	Angola	1–1	Cameroon	Luanda, Angola
20:00 UTC+1	Ngadeu-Ngadjui 54' (o.g.)	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400018183	Mbeumo 11'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid (Egypt)

2024 COSAFA Cup Round 28 June	Angola	0–0	Namibia	Gqeberha, South Africa
18:00		https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/28/africa/cosafa-cup/angola/namibia/4368648/		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

2024 COSAFA Cup Round 1 July	Angola	3–2	Seychelles	Gqeberha, South Africa
12:00	Depú 9', 58' Maestro 79'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/07/01/africa/cosafa-cup/angola/seychelles/4368649/	Gamatice 26' Labrosse 46'	Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium

2024 COSAFA Cup Round 3 July	Lesotho	1–3	Angola	Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00	Fothoane 26'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/07/03/africa/cosafa-cup/lesotho/angola/4368652/	Depú 42' (pen.) Vidinho 63' Miro 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

2024 COSAFA Cup SF 5 July	Comoros	1–2	Angola	Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00	I. Yossouf 24'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/07/05/africa/cosafa-cup/comoros/angola/4368653/	Keliano 3' Depú 24'	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

2024 COSAFA Cup Final 7 July	Angola	5–0	Namibia	Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00	Bondo 12' Depú 44' (pen.) Vidinho 58', 67' Keliano 70'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/07/07/africa/cosafa-cup/angola/namibia/4368655/		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

2025 AFCON qualifier 5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)	Ghana	0–1	Angola	Kumasi, Ghana
16:00 UTC±0		https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/09/05/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/ghana/angola/4406379/	Felício Milson 90+3'	Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

2025 AFCON qualifier 8 September 2024 (2024-09-08)	Angola	2–1	Sudan	Talatona, Angola
20:00 UTC+1	Mabululu 51' (pen.) Nteka 81'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/09/09/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/angola/sudan/4406381/	Karshoum 55'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

2025 AFCON qualifier 11 October 2024 (2024-10-11)	Angola	2–0	Niger	Talatona, Angola
--:--	Mabululu 75' (pen.) Felicio Milson 85'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/10/11/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/angola/niger/4406384/		Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

2025 AFCON qualifier 15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)	Niger	0–1	Angola	Casablanca, Morocco
--:--	Zini 1'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/10/15/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/niger/angola/4406386/		Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

2025 AFCON qualifier 15 November 2024 (2024-11-15)	Angola	1–1	Ghana	Talatona, Angola
--:--	Zini 64'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/11/15/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/angola/ghana/4406387/	Ayew 18'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: George Gatogato (Burundi)

2025 AFCON qualifier 18 November 2024 (2024-11-18)	Sudan	0–0	Angola	Benghazi, Libya
14:00 UTC+2		https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/11/18/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/sudan/angola/4406389/		Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)

2025

2026 FIFA WC Qualifier March	Libya	v	Angola	TBD, Libya

2026 FIFA WC Qualifier March	Angola	v	Cape Verde	TBD, Angola

2026 FIFA WC Qualifier September	Angola	v	Libya	TBD, Angola

2026 FIFA WC Qualifier September	Angola	v	Mauritius	TBD, Angola

2026 FIFA WC Qualifier October	Swaziland	v	Angola	TBD, Eswatini

2026 FIFA WC Qualifier October	Cameroon	v	Angola	TBD, Cameroon

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.

Caps and goals as of 18 November 2024, after the match against Suda.

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 20)	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
DF	Quinito	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 26)	20	0	Petro de Luanda	2023 AFCON
DF	Loide Augusto	(2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 24)	7	1	Alanyaspor	2023 AFCON
DF	Inácio Miguel	(1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 29)	6	0	Kaizer Chiefs	2023 AFCON
DF	Nandinho	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26)	7	0	Sagrada Esperança	2023 AFCON ^PRE
DF	Gigli Ndefe	(1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 30)	4	0	Slovan Liberec	2023 AFCON ^PRE
DF	Anderson Lucoqui	(1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Hertha Berlin	2023 AFCON ^PRE

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 21)	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	Boavista	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
MF	Bruno Paz	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26)	9	0	Konyaspor	2023 AFCON
MF	Beni Mukendi	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Casa Pia	2023 AFCON
MF	Herenilson	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)	46	0	Al Ahli	2023 AFCON ^PRE
MF	Mário Balbúrdia	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)	13	0	Mafra	2023 AFCON ^PRE
MF	Além	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Petro de Luanda	2023 AFCON ^PRE

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 24)	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 23)	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 23)	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
FW	Vá	(1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 26)	33	2	Djurgårdens	2023 AFCON ^PRE
FW	Geraldo	(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 33)	30	2	Ümraniyespor	2023 AFCON ^PRE
FW	Hélder Costa	(1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30)	11	1	Leeds United	2023 AFCON ^PRE
FW	Lépua	(1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 24)	11	1	Sagrada Esperança	2023 AFCON ^PRE
FW	Julinho	(1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25)	9	1	Al Akhdar	2023 AFCON ^PRE
FW	Fabio Abreu	(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 31)	8	1	Beijing Guoan	2023 AFCON ^PRE
FW	Capita	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Hapoel Jerusalem	2023 AFCON ^PRE
FW	Anderson Cruz	(1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Petro de Luanda	2023 AFCON ^PRE
FW	Ivan Cavaleiro	(1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Lille	2023 AFCON ^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.

Records

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
7.	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

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. Angola at the FIFA World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

Angola at the Africa Cup of Nations

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

Year	COSAFA Cup record
Year	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
Total	16/21	42	16	14	12	41	36