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Revision as of 17:08, 17 April 2014

Angola
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Palancas Negras
(The Sable Antelopes)
AssociationFederação Angolana de Futebol
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachRomeu Filemon
CaptainManucho Gonçalves
Top scorerAkwá (38)
Home stadiumEstádio 11 de Novembro
FIFA codeANG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current89 Increase 9
Highest45 (July 2000)
Lowest124 (March 1994)
First international
 PR Congo 3–2 PR Angola Angola
(Brazzaville, 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 PR Angola Angola
(Lisbon, Portugal; 23 March 1989)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultRound 1: 2006
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances6 (first in 1996)
Best resultQuarter-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.

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.[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

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

1999, 2001, 2004
1987
2011
2015

FIFA 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.

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
Total Group Stage 1/19 3 0 2 1 1 2

Africa Cup of Nations record

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

Schedule

2013 Record

5 January 2013 Friendly Zambia  0–2  Angola Nelspruit, South Africa
Report Stadium: Mbombela Stadium
13 January 2013 Friendly Angola  2–0  Botswana Johannesburg, South Africa
Report Stadium: Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium
19 January 2013 2013 AFCoN Angola  0–0  Morocco Johannesburg, South Africa
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Soccer City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
23 January 2013 2013 AFCoN South Africa  2–0  Angola Durban, South Africa
20:00 UTC+2 Sangweni 30'
Majoro 62'		 Report Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
27 January 2013 2013 AFCoN Cape Verde  2–1  Angola Port Elizabeth, South Africa
19:00 UTC+2 F. Varela 81'
Héldon 90+1'		 Report Nando 33' (o.g.) Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
22 March 2013 2014 WC qual Senegal  1–1  Angola Conakry, Guinea
17:00 UTC±0 Sow 40' Report Amaro 75' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
8 June 2013 2014 WC qual Angola  1–1  Senegal Luanda, Angola
16:00 UTC+1 Guilherme 51' Report Cissé 23' Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
15 June 2013 2014 WC qual Uganda  2–1  Angola Kampala, Uganda
16:00 UTC+3 Okwi 83'
Mawejje 89'		 Report Job 57' Stadium: Mandela National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
23 June 2013 2014 CHAN qual Eswatini  0–1  Angola Lobamba, Swaziland
Report Job 21' Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium
29 June 2013 2014 CHAN qual Angola  1–0  Eswatini Luanda, Angola
Manuel 17' Report Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
14 July 2013 2013 COSAFA Cup Angola  1–1
(3–5 p)		  Lesotho Kitwe, Zambia
Mabululu 25' Report Tale 41' Stadium: Nkana Stadium
16 July 2013 2013 COSAFA Cup Malawi  2–3  Angola Kitwe, Zambia
Simukonda 4'
Abdul 48' (o.g.)		 Report Mabululu 11', 54'
Abdul 85'		 Stadium: Arthur Davies Stadium
18 July 2013 2013 COSAFA Cup Angola  0–1  Mozambique Kitwe, Zambia
Report Sonito 43' Stadium: Nkana Stadium
25 August 2013 2014 CHAN qual Mozambique  0–0  Angola Matola, Mozambique
Report Stadium: Estádio da Machava
31 August 2013 2014 CHAN qual Angola  1–1  Mozambique Benguela, Angola
Guedes 10' Report Diogo 30' Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Ombaka
7 September 2013 2014 WC qual Angola  3–0
Awarded[note 1]		  Liberia Lubango, Angola
16:00 UTC+1 Guedes 2'
Mabululu 48'
Guilherme 61'
Abdul 64'		 Report Macauley 79' Stadium: Estádio Nacional da Tundavala
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

2014 Record

5 March 2014 Friendly Mozambique  1–1  Angola Maputo, Mozambique
17:00 UTC+1 Pelembe 65' Report Vado 21' Stadium: Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
28 May 2014 Friendly Colombia  v  Angola Barranquilla, Colombia
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
3 June 2014 Friendly Vietnam  v  Angola TBD
Stadium: TBD

Current squad

The following players has been called for a friendly match against Mozambique on 5 March 2014.

Caps and goals updated as at 5 March 2014.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Landú (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34) 6 0 Angola Recreativo do Libolo
1GK Kadú (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Portugal Porto B
2DF Miguel (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 (age 32) 19 0 Angola Benfica de Luanda
2DF Gomito (1983-06-22) 22 June 1983 (age 41) 4 0 Angola Recreativo do Libolo
2DF Natael (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 30) 3 0 Angola Sagrada Esperança
2DF Chico Caputo (1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 (age 39) 1 0 Angola Interclube
2DF Dembelé Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day 0 0 Angola Benfica de Luanda
2DF Hélder (1982-10-18) 18 October 1982 (age 41) 0 0 Angola Benfica de Luanda
2DF Lírio 0 0 Angola Benfica de Luanda
3MF Pirolito (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 31) 17 0 Angola Interclube
3MF Mano (1989-08-04) 4 August 1989 (age 35) 4 0 Angola Petro Luanda
3MF Paty (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 34) 3 0 Angola Interclube
3MF Jaime (1982-05-21) 21 May 1982 (age 42) 2 0 Angola Progresso do Sambizanga
3MF Joaquim Adão (1992-07-14) 14 July 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Angola Progresso do Sambizanga
3MF Benvindo (1986-09-05) 5 September 1986 (age 38) 1 0 Angola Bravos do Maquis
4FW Djalma (1987-05-30) 30 May 1987 (age 37) 35 3 Turkey Konyaspor
4FW José Vunguidica (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 34) 10 0 Germany Wehen Wiesbaden
4FW Vado Dias (1987-04-18) 18 April 1987 (age 37) 6 2 Angola Benfica de Luanda
4FW Guedes (1992-03-28) 28 March 1992 (age 32) 3 2 Angola Sagrada Esperança
4FW Filhão (1995-06-14) 14 June 1995 (age 29) 3 0 South Africa SuperSport United
4FW Fredy (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) 1 0 Portugal Belenenses
4FW Evandro Brandão (1991-05-07) 7 May 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Angola Recreativo do Libolo

Recent callups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Hugo Marques (1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 (age 38) 4 0 Angola 1º de Agosto v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
GK Neblú (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 31) 2 0 Angola 1º de Agosto v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
DF Kibeixa (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31) 5 0 Angola Kabuscorp v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
DF Filipe Malanda (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Angola Interclube v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
DF Abdul (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30) 4 2 Angola Petro Luanda v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
DF Vado Kitenga (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) 4 0 Angola ASA v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
DF Dani Massunguna (1986-05-01) 1 May 1986 (age 38) 30 0 Angola 1º de Agosto v.  Mozambique, 31 August 2013
DF Fabrício (1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 35) 10 0 Angola Interclube v.  Mozambique, 31 August 2013
DF Mussumari (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 32) 3 0 Angola Recreativo do Libolo v.  Mozambique, 31 August 2013
DF Mingo Bile (1987-06-15) 15 June 1987 (age 37) 21 1 Angola 1º de Agosto v.  Eswatini, 29 June 2013
DF Bastos (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 32) 19 0 Russia Rostov v.  Eswatini, 29 June 2013
DF Mabiná (1987-08-02) 2 August 1987 (age 37) 19 0 Angola Petro Luanda v.  Uganda, 15 June 2013
DF Libengué (1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 35) 0 0 Angola Kabuscorp v.  Uganda, 15 June 2013
MF Adawá (1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 35) 16 0 Angola Kabuscorp v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
MF Manuel (1989-12-30) 30 December 1989 (age 34) 12 1 Angola ASA v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
MF Ito (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 29) 11 0 Angola Petro Luanda v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
MF Ary Papel (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30) 7 0 Angola 1º de Agosto v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
MF Diógenes (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 5 0 Angola Petro Luanda v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
MF Job (1987-09-27) 27 September 1987 (age 36) 33 4 Angola Petro Luanda v.  Mozambique, 31 August 2013
MF Amaro (1986-11-12) 12 November 1986 (age 37) 29 2 Angola 1º de Agosto v.  Mozambique, 31 August 2013
FW Guilherme (1985-11-15) 15 November 1985 (age 38) 8 2 Angola 1º de Agosto v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
FW Mabululu (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35) 7 4 Angola Petro Luanda v.  Liberia, 7 September 2013
FW Mateus (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 40) 47 7 Angola 1º de Agosto v.  Uganda, 15 June 2013
FW Geraldo (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 32) 12 0 Brazil Coritiba v.  Uganda, 15 June 2013
FW Yano (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32) 10 1 Angola Progresso do Sambizanga v.  Uganda, 15 June 2013

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

See also

Notes

  1. ^ FIFA awarded Angola a 3–0 win as a result of Liberia fielding the ineligible player Nathaniel Sherman. The match originally ended 4–1 to Angola.[4]

References

  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.
  4. ^ "Liberia sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA.com. 24 October 2013.
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