Angola national football team

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Angola
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Palancas Negras
(The Sable Antelopes)
Association Federação Angolana de Futebol
Sub-confederation COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Gustavo Ferrín
Captain Kali
Top scorer Akwá (38)
Home stadium Estádio 11 de Novembro
FIFA code ANG
FIFA ranking 93
Highest FIFA ranking 45 (July 2000)
Lowest FIFA ranking 124 (March 1994)
Elo ranking 94
Highest Elo ranking 50 (September–October 2006)
Lowest Elo ranking 101 (October 1994)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 PR Congo 3–2 Angola Angola
(People's Republic of the Congo; 8 February 1976)
Biggest win
 Angola 7–1 Swaziland 
(Luanda, Angola; 23 April 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 6–0 Angola Angola
(Lisbon, Portugal; 23 March 1989)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2006)
Best result Round 1; 2006
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 6 (First in 1996)
Best result Quarter-finals; 2008, 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 were eliminated after one defeat and two draws in the group stage.

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History [edit]

Angola played their first game against Cuba national football team in 1977, winning 1–0.

Angola qualified for their first African 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 [edit]

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

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

2010 World Cup failure [edit]

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 [edit]

As hosts of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, Angola were seeded in Group A along with Mali, Algeria, and Malawi. Coached by Manuel Jose, 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 [edit]

1999, 2001, 2004
1987
2011

FIFA World Cup record [edit]

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.

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to
Spain 1982
Did not enter
Mexico 1986 to
South Korea Japan 2002
Did not qualify
Germany 2006 Group Stage 23rd 3 0 2 1 1 2
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify
Brazil 2014 To Be Determined
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Total Group Stage 1/19 3 0 2 1 1 2

Africa Cup of Nations record [edit]

African Cup of Nations
Titles: 0
Appearances: 6
Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position
Sudan 1957 Did not enter Ethiopia 1976 Did not enter Tunisia 1994 Did not qualify Equatorial GuineaGabon 2012 Round 1
Egypt 1959 Did not enter Ghana 1978 Did not enter South Africa 1996 Round 1 South Africa 2013 Round 1
Ethiopia 1962 Did not enter Nigeria 1980 Did not enter Burkina Faso 1998 Round 1 Morocco 2015
Ghana 1963 Did not enter Libya 1982 Did not qualify GhanaNigeria 2000 Did not qualify
Tunisia 1965 Did not enter Ivory Coast 1984 Did not qualify Mali 2002 Did not qualify
Ethiopia 1968 Did not enter Egypt 1986 Did not enter Tunisia 2004 Did not qualify
Sudan 1970 Did not enter Morocco 1988 Did not qualify Egypt 2006 Round 1
Cameroon 1972 Did not enter Algeria 1990 Did not qualify Ghana 2008 Quarterfinals
Egypt 1974 Did not enter Senegal 1992 Did not qualify Angola 2010 Quarterfinals

Angola all-time record against all nations [edit]

Schedule [edit]

Latest Games [edit]

Upcoming Fixtures [edit]

Current squad [edit]

The following players has been called for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal on 23 March 2013.

Caps and goals updated as at 23 March 2013.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Landú (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 23) 4 0 Angola C.R.D. Libolo
1GK Hugo Marques (1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 (age 27) 1 0 Angola 1º de Agosto
1GK Jota Bé (1987-10-30) 30 October 1987 (age 25) 0 0 Angola Petro Luanda
2DF Dani Massunguna (1986-05-01) 1 May 1986 (age 27) 25 0 Angola 1º de Agosto
2DF Miguel (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 (age 21) 21 0 Angola Petro Luanda
2DF Mabiná (1987-08-02) 2 August 1987 (age 25) 19 0 Angola Petro Luanda
2DF Bastos (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 21) 15 0 Angola Petro Luanda
2DF Fabrício (1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 24) 5 0 Angola InterClube
2DF Gomito (1983-06-22) 22 June 1983 (age 29) 2 0 Angola C.R.D. Libolo
3MF Amaro (1986-11-12) 12 November 1986 (age 26) 25 2 Angola 1º de Agosto
3MF Job (1987-09-27) 27 September 1987 (age 25) 25 2 Angola Petro Luanda
3MF Mingo Bile (1987-06-15) 15 June 1987 (age 25) 19 1 Angola 1º de Agosto
3MF Manuel (1989-12-30) 30 December 1989 (age 23) 9 0 Angola ASA
3MF Pirolito (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 20) 9 0 Angola InterClube
3MF Ito (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 18) 2 0 Angola Progresso do Sambizanga
3MF Vado Alves (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 24) 0 0 Angola InterClube
4FW Manucho Gonçalves (1983-03-07) 7 March 1983 (age 30) 47 22 Spain Real Valladolid
4FW Mateus (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 29) 43 7 Portugal Nacional
4FW Djalma (1987-05-30) 30 May 1987 (age 25) 32 3 Turkey Kasımpaşa
4FW Geraldo (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 21) 10 0 Brazil Paraná Clube
4FW Yano (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 20) 8 1 Angola Progresso do Sambizanga
4FW Vado Dias (1986-08-26) 26 August 1986 (age 26) 4 1 Angola C.R.D. Libolo
4FW Guilherme (1985-11-15) 15 November 1985 (age 27) 3 0 Liechtenstein FC Vaduz

Recent callups [edit]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Lamá (1981-02-01) 1 February 1981 (age 32) 49 0 Angola Petro Luanda 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Neblú (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 19) 2 0 Angola 1º de Agosto 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Wilson (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 28) 6 0 Angola 1º de Agosto 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Marco Airosa (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 28) 25 0 Cyprus AEL Limassol 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Lunguinha (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 27) 10 0 Angola Kabuscorp 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Zuela (1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 (age 29) 17 0 Cyprus APOEL 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Paizo 0 0 Angola 1º de Agosto vs  Mozambique, 15 August 2012
DF Enoque (1987-08-16) 16 August 1987 (age 25) 9 0 Angola C.R.D. Libolo vs  Liberia, 10 June 2012
DF Kali (1978-10-11) 11 October 1978 (age 34) 61 0 Angola 1º de Agosto 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Dédé (1981-07-04) 4 July 1981 (age 31) 28 0 Cyprus AEL Limassol 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Manucho Diniz (1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 26) 6 0 Angola 1º de Agosto 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Gilberto (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982 (age 30) 64 7 Cyprus AEL Limassol 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Ary Papel (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 19) 2 0 Angola 1º de Agosto 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Paty (1990-06-02) 2 June 1990 (age 22) 2 0 Angola InterClube 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Dominique Kivuvu (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 (age 25) 11 1 Romania CFR Cluj vs  Zimbabwe, 14 October 2012
MF Diógenes 0 0 Angola Petro Luanda vs  Zimbabwe, 14 October 2012
MF Adawá (1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 24) 10 0 Angola C.R.D. Libolo vs  Zimbabwe, 9 September 2012
MF Mano (1989-08-04) 4 August 1989 (age 23) 3 0 Angola Petro Luanda vs  Mozambique, 15 August 2012
MF André Macanga (1978-05-14) 14 May 1978 (age 35) 62 2 Kuwait Al Jahra vs  Liberia, 10 June 2012
MF Osório (1981-07-24) 24 July 1981 (age 31) 5 0 Angola Petro Luanda 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Jaime (1982-05-21) 21 May 1982 (age 31) 1 0 Angola Progresso do Sambizanga 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Nando Rafael (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 29) 3 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf vs  Zimbabwe, 14 October 2012
FW Carlitos (1988-09-24) 24 September 1988 (age 24) 1 0 Angola C.R.D. Libolo vs  Zimbabwe, 9 September 2012
FW Castro (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 24) 0 0 Angola InterClube vs  Zimbabwe, 9 September 2012
FW Manucho Barros (1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 (age 27) 6 0 Angola InterClube vs  Liberia, 10 June 2012
FW Kêmbua (1987-08-20) 20 August 1987 (age 25) 2 0 Angola Petro Luanda vs  Liberia, 10 June 2012
FW Flávio (1979-12-30) 30 December 1979 (age 33) 67 28 Angola Petro Luanda 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Love (1979-03-14) 14 March 1979 (age 34) 54 7 Angola Kabuscorp 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
FW José Pierre Vunguidica (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 23) 12 0 Germany Wehen Wiesbaden 2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Previous squads [edit]

FIFA World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

Managers [edit]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Brodkin, Jon (12 June 2006). "Figo sparkles as Ronaldo's tricks lead to the bench". Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2012. 
  2. ^ "Mexico 0–0 Angola". BBC. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2012. 
  3. ^ "Iran 1–1 Angola". BBC. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2012. 

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