Angola national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Palancas Negras (The Black Antelopes) |
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| Association | Federação Angolana de Futebol |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Manuel Jose |
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| Captain | Akwá | ||
| Most caps | Akwá (80) | ||
| Top scorer | Akwá (36) | ||
| Home stadium | Estádio da Cidadela | ||
| FIFA code | ANG | ||
| FIFA ranking | 103 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 45 (July 2000) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 124 (March 1994) | ||
| Elo ranking | 77 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 50 (Sept-Oct 2006) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Angola 1 - 0 Cuba  (Angola; 1 June 1977) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Angola 7 - 1 Swaziland  (Luanda, Angola; 23 April 2000) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
| Portugal 6 - 0 Angola (Lisbon, Portugal; 23 March 1989) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Round 1, 2006 | ||
| Africa Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Quarterfinals, 2008 | ||
The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras, ("The Black Antelopes") is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol.
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[edit] History
On October 8, 2005, Angola qualified for the World Cup for the first time, winning their qualifying group ahead of three-time qualifiers Nigeria. They did not progress past the first round of the tournament.
[edit] Angola all time record against all nations
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won |
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 Algeria |
7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 14.29% |
 Argentina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% |
 Benin |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 40% |
 Botswana |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 33.33% |
 Burkina Faso |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
 Burundi |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
 Cameroon |
11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 9.09% |
 Cape Verde |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50% |
 Chad |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
 Congo |
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 25% |
 Congo DR |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 25% |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 25% |
| Cuba |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100% |
 Egypt |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 0% |
 Equatorial Guinea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 66.66% |
 Eritrea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50% |
 Gabon |
16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 56.25% |
 Ghana |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 25% |
 Guinea |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 25% |
 Guinea-Bissau |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 Iran |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Japan |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 90% |
 Kenya |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50% |
 Korea Republic |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% |
 Lesotho |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 83.33% |
 Libya |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50% |
 Madagascar |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% |
 Malawi |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 40% |
 Mali |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 33.33% |
 Mauritius |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50% |
 Mexico |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 Morocco |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0% |
 Mozambique |
15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 46.66% |
 Namibia |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 50% |
 Niger |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100% |
 Nigeria |
9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 22.22% |
| Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0% |
 Rwanda |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Senegal |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50% |
 South Africa |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0% |
 Sudan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
| Swaziland |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 62.5% |
 Tanzania |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
 Togo |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 50% |
 Tunisia |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 0% |
 Turkey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0% |
 Uganda |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50% |
 Venezuela |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 Zaire |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 40% |
 Zambia |
13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 15.38% |
 Zimbabwe |
16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 37.5% |
| Total | 236 | 85 | 81 | 70 | 296 | 266 | +30 | 36.01% |
[edit] Angola Football Achievements
- COSAFA Cup :
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- 3 Times Champion (1999, 2001, 2004)
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- Central African Games :
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- 1 Time Runners-Up
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- 'African Cup Of Nations: 1 time champion,1 time runners up
[edit] History
Angola came to international prominence in the 1990s with appearances in two African Nations Cup tournaments.
They finished runners-up behind Cameroon in the 1998 and 2002 World Cup qualifying series, losing only one game in the process. They finally qualified for their first World Cup in 2006, and performed credibly to finish third in their group behind Portugal and Mexico.
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1980 - Champions 1970
- 1982 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Did not qualify
- 1986 - Did not enter
- 1988 to 1992 - Did not qualify
- 1994 - Did not enter
- 1996 - Round 1
- 1998 - Round 1
- 2000 to 2004 - Did not qualify
- 2006 - Round 1
- 2008 - Quarterfinals
- 2010 - Qualified automatically as host
[edit] 2006 World Cup Information
When picking the squad, Gonçalves sought advice from Chelsea manager José Mourinho, whose wife was born in Angola. They lost their opening game in the World Cup to a theoretically much stronger Portuguese side. The final score was 1-0, which was a surprise for most people as Portugal dominated throughout the match, but Angola managed to hold on. Pauleta scored the only goal of the game.
With memorable saves from their keeper João Ricardo, Angola played Mexico to a 0-0 draw in Hannover on the 16th of June, earning their first World Cup point.
For their third match, the team played 1-1 against Iran. They took the lead in the last match when Flávio scored after an hour. This gave them a theoretical chance to qualify for the next round, but Iran equalized after 15 minutes, ending Angola's hopes.
[edit] Current Squad
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[edit] Notable Former Players
[edit] External links
- Angola FA
- Angola World Cup news
- http://angola.worldcupblog.org
- Team profile of the Angolan national football team, including World Cup 2006 fixtures and results from the Qualifying tournament.
- Image Gallery of the World Cup Match Angola vs. Portugal
- Angola at Weltfussball.
- Angola at National Football Teams.
- Angola at Transfermarkt.
- Mabi de Almedia, new Angola coach
