Angola national football team

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.^[4] 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.^[5][6]

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 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

2024

Angola  v  Seychelles

1 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Round	Angola	3–2	Seychelles	Gqeberha, South Africa
12:00	Depú 9', 58' Maestro 79'	Report	Gamatice 26' Labrosse 46'	Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium

Lesotho  v  Angola

3 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Round	Lesotho	1–3	Angola	Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00	Fothoane 26'	Report	Depú 42' (pen.) Vidinho 63' Miro 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Comoros  v  Angola

5 July 2024 COSAFA Cup SF	Comoros	1–2	Angola	Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00	I. Yossouf 24'	Report	Keliano 3' Depú 24'	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Angola  v  Namibia

7 July 2024 COSAFA Cup Final	Angola	5–0	Namibia	Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00	Bondo 12' Depú 44' (pen.) Vidinho 58', 67' Keliano 70'	Report		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Ghana  v  Angola

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Ghana	0–1	Angola	Kumasi, Ghana
16:00 UTC+0		Report	Felício Milson 90+3'	Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Angola  v  Sudan

8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Angola	2–1	Sudan	Talatona, Angola
20:00 UTC+1	Mabululu 51' (pen.) Nteka 81'	Report	Karshoum 55'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Angola  v  Niger

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Angola	2–0	Niger	Talatona, Angola
--:--	Mabululu 75' (pen.) Felicio Milson 85'	Report		Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Niger  v  Angola

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Niger	0–1	Angola	Casablanca, Morocco
--:--	Zini 1'	Report		Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

Angola  v  Ghana

15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Angola	1–1	Ghana	Talatona, Angola
--:--	Zini 64'	Report	Ayew 18'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: George Gatogato (Burundi)

Sudan  v  Angola

18 November 2024 (2024-11-18) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Sudan	0–0	Angola	Benghazi, Libya
14:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)

2025

Libya  v  Angola

20 March 2025 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Libya	1–1	Angola	Benghazi, Libya
20:00	Ellafi 74'	Report	Fredy 90+3'	Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)

Angola  v  Cape Verde

25 March 2025 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Angola	1–2	Cape Verde	Luanda, Angola
17:00	Dala 50'	Report	Livramento 45+2', 63'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Angola  v  Namibia

5 June 2025 COSAFA Cup group stage	Angola	1–1	Namibia	Bloemfontein, South Africa
18:00	Depú 90' (pen.)	Report	Kamberipa 90+7'	Stadium: Free State Stadium Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

Angola  v  Lesotho

8 June 2025 COSAFA Cup group stage	Angola	4–0	Lesotho	Bloemfontein, South Africa
12:00	Vidinho 42' Depú 44', 52', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Malawi  v  Angola

10 June 2025 COSAFA Cup group stage	Malawi	0–1	Angola	Bloemfontein, South Africa
15:00		Report	Nteka 48'	Stadium: Free State Stadium Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

Angola  v  Madagascar

13 June 2025 COSAFA Cup semi-finals	Angola	4–1	Madagascar	Bloemfontein, South Africa
15:00	Depú 19' (pen.), 39' Zine 74' Além 86'	Report	Razafimahatana 90+2'	Stadium: Free State Stadium Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Angola  v  South Africa

15 June 2025 COSAFA Cup final	Angola	3–0	South Africa	Bloemfontein, South Africa
15:00	Depú 43', 62' Milson 81'	Report		Stadium: Free State Stadium Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

Angola  v  Libya

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Angola

v

Libya

TBD, Angola

Angola  v  Mauritius

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Angola

v

Mauritius

TBD, Angola

Eswatini  v  Angola

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Eswatini

v

Angola

TBD, Eswatini

Cameroon  v  Angola

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Cameroon

v

Angola

TBD, Cameroon

Brazil  v  Angola

November Friendly	Brazil	v	Angola	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

South Africa  v  Angola

22 December 2025 AFCON RR	South Africa	v	Angola	Marrakesh, Morocco
20:30				Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium,

Angola  v  Zimbabwe

26 December 2025 AFCON RR	Angola	v	Zimbabwe	Marrakesh, Morocco
20:30				Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium

Angola  v  Egypt

29 December 2025 AFCON RR	Angola	v	Egypt	Agadir, Morocco
20:30				Stadium: Adrar Stadium

Coaching history

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2025 COSAFA Cup in June 2025.^[7]

Caps and goals as of 15 June 2025, after the match against South Africa.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Neblú	(1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 31)	43	0	1° de Agosto
	1GK	Antonio Dominique	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 31)	18	0	Étoile Carouge
	1GK	Agostinho Calunga	(1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Wiliete
	1GK	Rui Honésimo	(1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 29)	0	0	Interclube
	2DF	Jonathan Buatu	(1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 (age 31)	55	1	Gil Vicente
	2DF	Antonio Hossi	(2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 24)	23	0	1° de Agosto
	2DF	Pedro Bondo	(2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 20)	13	1	Famalicão
	2DF	Mindinho	(2004-11-18) 18 November 2004 (age 20)	10	0	Petro de Luanda
	2DF	Jordy Gaspar	(1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 28)	8	0	Pau
	2DF	Vidinho	(1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 27)	9	4	Petro de Luanda
	2DF	Alexandre Abel Fernando	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 27)	3	0	Sagrada Esperança
	2DF	Mabele	(1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 25)	3	0	1° de Agosto
	2DF	Luis Caica	(2005-07-31) 31 July 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Interclube
	2DF	Leonel Cambuta Yobo	(2005-04-14) 14 April 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Petro de Luanda
	2DF	Sami		0	0
	3MF	Show	(1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 26)	55	1	FC Dallas
	3MF	Manuel Keliano	(2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 22)	20	2	Estrela Amadora
	3MF	Randy Nteka	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27)	12	2	Rayo Vallecano
	3MF	Além	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27)	11	1	Interclube
	3MF	Pedro Agostinho	(2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 25)	6	0	Lunda Sul
	3MF	Aguinaldo	(1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 26)	1	0	1° de Agosto
	3MF	Joca	(1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Lunda Sul
	3MF	Higino Kapitango	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Bravos do Maquis
	4FW	Zini	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 23)	30	7	AEK Athens
	4FW	Felício Milson	(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 25)	26	4	Red Star Belgrade
	4FW	Gilberto	(2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 24)	21	3	Petro de Luanda
	4FW	Depú	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 25)	17	15	Vojvodina
	4FW	Chico Banza	(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 26)	15	0	Portimonense
	4FW	Lépua	(1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 25)	11	1	Sagrada Esperança
	4FW	Kaporal	(1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 31)	7	1	Wiliete
	4FW	Ilìdio Panda	(2008-07-06) 6 July 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Petro de Luanda

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	Nsesane Emanuel Simão	(2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Sagrada Esperança	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
GK	Kadú	(1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 30)	3	0	Oliveira do Hospital	v.  Sudan, 18 November 2024
GK	Ricardo Batista	(1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 (age 38)	0	0	Casa Pia	v.  Ghana, 15 November 2024 PRE
DF	Bastos	(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 33)	59	2	Botafogo	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
DF	Kialonda Gaspar	(1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27)	43	1	Lecce	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
DF	Tó Carneiro	(1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29)	41	1	AS FAR	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
DF	Kinito	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 27)	15	0	Petro de Luanda	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
DF	Clinton Mata	(1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 32)	14	0	Lyon	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
DF	David Carmo	(1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 26)	10	0	Nottingham Forest	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
DF	Sandro Cruz	(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 24)	7	0	Chaves	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
DF	Núrio Fortuna	(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 30)	21	0	Volos	v.  Sudan, 18 November 2024
MF	Fredy (captain)	(1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 35)	61	3	Eyüpspor	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
MF	Maestro	(2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21)	17	1	Adana Demirspor	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
MF	Domingos Andrade	(2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 22)	7	0	Porto B	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
MF	Beni Mukendi	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 23)	3	0	Vitoria de Guimarães	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
MF	Aldaír Ferreira	(1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Botoșani	v.  Sudan, 18 November 2024
MF	João Batxi	(1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 27)	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
FW	Gelson Dala	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 29)	51	21	Al-Wakrah	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
FW	Mabululu	(1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 33)	38	13	Al Ahli	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
FW	M'Bala Nzola	(1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 28)	8	2	Lens	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
FW	Manuel Benson	(1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 28)	4	0	Burnley	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
FW	André Vidigal	(1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Stoke City	v.  Cape Verde, 25 March 2025
FW	Zito Luvumbo	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 23)	24	0	Cagliari	v.  Sudan, 18 November 2024
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.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

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.

FIFA World Cup record											FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of Portugal										Part of Portugal
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1982	Did not enter										Declined participation
1986	Did not qualify										4	1	1	2	3	4
1990											8	2	3	3	8	8
1994											5	1	2	2	3	4
1998											8	4	4	0	12	5
2002											10	5	4	1	19	10
2006	Group stage	23rd	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad		12	7	3	2	15	9
2010	Did not qualify										6	3	1	2	11	8
2014											6	1	4	1	7	5
2018											2	0	0	2	1	4
2022											8	3	2	3	9	9
2026	Qualifications in progress										6	1	4	1	4	4
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	1/10	3	0	2	1	1	2	—		75	28	28	19	92	70

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record											Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of Portugal										Part of Portugal
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976	Not affiliated to CAF										Not affiliated to CAF
1978
1980
1982	Did not qualify										2	0	2	0	1	1
1984											4	2	1	1	7	4
1986	Did not enter										Did not enter
1988	Did not qualify										4	2	0	2	2	4
1990											4	1	1	2	5	7
1992											6	0	3	3	3	6
1994	Did not enter										Did not enter
1996	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	4	6	Squad		10	6	2	2	17	8
1998		13th	3	0	2	1	5	8	Squad		4	2	0	2	4	4
2000	Did not qualify										8	2	2	4	10	12
2002											8	4	2	2	12	8
2004											4	1	2	1	7	4
2006	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	5	Squad		12	7	3	2	15	9
2008	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	5	4	Squad		6	4	1	1	16	5
2010		5th	4	1	2	1	6	5	Squad		6	3	1	2	11	8
2012	Group stage	11th	3	1	1	1	4	5	Squad		6	4	0	2	7	5
2013		14th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad		2	1	0	1	3	3
2015	Did not qualify										6	1	3	2	5	5
2017											6	1	2	3	7	8
2019	Group stage	18th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad		6	4	0	2	9	6
2021	Did not qualify										6	1	1	4	4	7
2023	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	1	1	9	4	Squad		6	2	3	1	6	5
2025	Qualified										6	4	2	0	7	2
2027	To be determined										To be determined
2029
Total	Quarter-finals	10/35	31	7	13	11	39	43	—		112	54	31	39	158	121

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	12th	2	0	2	0	3	3	Squad
Total	Champions	4/7	15	3	8	4	13	16	—

COSAFA Cup

Year	COSAFA Cup record
	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
2024	Winners	5	4	1	0	11	4
Total	17/22	42	20	15	12	52	40

Major competitions

• African Nations Championship
  • Runners-up: 2011

Regional

• COSAFA Cup
  • Winners: 1999, 2001, 2004, 2024
  • Runners-up: 2006
  • Third-place: 1998
• Central African Games
  • Silver medal: 1987

Summary

Senior Competitions				Total
CAF African Nations Championship	0	1	0	1
Total	0	1	0	1