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National team · Angola

«Palancas Negras»

78 Matches
28 wins
31 draws
19 losses
95–67 Goals
+28 Difference
1.2 Scored per game
Form L 22 Dec 2025 · Away South Africa · 1:2 D 26 Dec 2025 · Home Zimbabwe · 1:1 D 29 Dec 2025 · Home Egypt · 0:0 D 5 Jun · Home Mauritania · 1:1 W 9 Jun · Home Central African Republic · 3:0 D 25 Sep · Away Egypt · 0:0

Angola took the field for the first time on 8 February 1976, losing 3–2 to Congo. The team has been known ever since as the Palancas Negras, after the black sable antelope, and turns out in red shirts, black shorts and red socks.

Angola qualified for the World Cup in Germany that year — the only time they have reached the tournament — and got out of a group with Mexico and Portugal without losing to either, drawing 0–0 with the Mexicans and 1–1 with Iran, Flávio scoring the goal that day. Flávio finished his international career with 34 goals in 91 caps. At the Africa Cup of Nations, where Angola have appeared ten times since 1996, the furthest they have gone is the quarter-finals, in 2008, 2010 and again in 2023, without ever reaching a final.

Latest results

Fixtures and results
6 Oct Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification Malawi H
25 Sep Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification Egypt A 0:0 D
9 Jun Friendlies Central African Republic H 3:0 W
5 Jun Friendlies Mauritania H 1:1 D
5 Jun Friendlies Botswana H
29 Dec 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt H 0:0 D

Standing

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

Group stage · Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification - Group B

# Team M W D L Goals Pts
1 Egypt 2 1 1 0 5:0 4
2 Malawi 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
3 Angola 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
4 South Sudan 2 0 0 2 1:7 0
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Team statistics

matches counted in total: 78
78 Matches
28 wins
31 draws
19 losses
95–67 Goals
+28 Difference
1.2 Scored per game
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 78
28wins: 28 · 35% 31draws: 31 · 39% 19losses: 19 · 24%
wins draws losses
Scored and conceded last matches
22 Dec 2025 · Away South Africa · 1:2
26 Dec 2025 · Home Zimbabwe · 1:1
29 Dec 2025 · Home Egypt · 0:0
5 Jun · Home Mauritania · 1:1
9 Jun · Home Central African Republic · 3:0
25 Sep · Away Egypt · 0:0
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 78 40 38
Scored 95 63 32
Conceded 67 30 37
Scored per game 1.2 1.6 0.8
Conceded per game 0.9 0.8 1.0
Difference +28 +33 −5

Key players

by appearances over the last year
Pedro Bondo Francisco Defender 2 Matches David Mota Veiga Teixeira Carmo Defender 2 Matches Manuel Kelyano Midfielder 2 Matches Mabululu Forward 2 Matches Mário César Azevedo Alves Balbúrdia Midfielder 2 Matches Chico Banza Forward 1 Matches Jonathan Buatu Defender 1 Matches Miro Forward 1 Matches

Squad of Angola

by appearances over the last year
Number Player Position Age Matches
13 Pedro Bondo Francisco Defender 2
16 David Mota Veiga Teixeira Carmo Defender 2
20 AO Manuel Kelyano Midfielder 23 2
19 Mabululu Forward 2
8 Mário César Azevedo Alves Balbúrdia Midfielder 2
10 Chico Banza Forward 1
3 AO Jonathan Buatu Defender 33 1
17 AO Miro Forward 23 1
15 AO Beni Mukendi Midfielder 24 1
18 Zito André Sebastião Luvumbo Midfielder 1
4 Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni Defender 1
6 Esmevânio Kialonda Gaspar Defender 1
24 Alexander Abel Defender 1
23 Manuel Luís da Silva Cafumana Midfielder 1
11 Milson Midfielder 1
24 Kinito Defender 1
27 António Hoshi Midfielder 1
22 Adilson Cipriano da Cruz Goalkeeper 1
40 Laurindo Dilson Maria Aurélio Forward 1

Fixtures of Angola

Honours of Angola

  • COSAFA Cup 1999, 2001, 2004, 2024, 2025 5
  • African Nations Championship 2011 1

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