The Angola national football team has represented Angola in international association football since 1976. The Angolan Football Federation (FAF) was founded in 1979 and became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) one year later. However, the team had already played its first international match on 8 February 1976, suffering a 3–2 defeat to Congo in a friendly game.
Players + KeyBoldPlayed for the national team
+Angola national team footballers with at least 40 appearancesNo.NameCapsGoalsYear of debutYear oflast match 1Flávio Amado9134200020122Gilberto8810199920153Love Cabungula8516200120174Kali811200120125Akwá7839199520066Yamba Asha771200020097André Macanga72219992012Mateus Galiano da Costa7214200620219Fredy6942014202510Vata652019871993Show6522017present12 Job6472007201813Jonathan Buatu6222014present14António Neto59119922001Bastos Quissanga5922011presentAry Papel59102012present17Jamba5811998200918 Gelson Dala57232015present19Lamá56020032013Zé Kalanga5662004201021António Mendonça54619992009Manucho54232006201723Neblú5302013present24Paulão52191993200125Dani Massunguna5112010201926Djalma Campos5082008201927Kialonda Gaspar4912021present28Jesus48181978199229Joni4551994200130Chara44020062014Ndunguidi4491978199132Amaro4222008201733Bodunha40319922004Hélder Vicente40119942002Locó40220032009Quinzinho40919942001
Top scorers
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer1Akwá38781995–20062Flávio34912000–20123Gelson Dala23572015–presentManucho23542006-20175Vata20651985–1993 6 Paulão19521993–20017Jesus18481978–19928Depú1621 2021–present9Love Cabungula16852001-201710Mabululu15 492013–present11Mateus Galiano14702006–202112Gilberto10891999-2015Ary Papel10592012–present14Zini Salvador9342021–presentQuinzinho9401994–2001Daniel Ndunguidi9441978-1990
Statistics of AFCON In total, Angola has competed in 10 African Cup of Nations in 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2023 and 2025. Their first game was against Egypt, and the first player to score was Quinzinho in a 2-1 defeat, where Angola scored 4 goals in that edition. The first victory was against Togo, in 2006, where Flávio Amado scored 2 goals in that game (Angola won 3-2). The biggest victory came in 2023 against Namibia (3-0) this victory was Angola's first in a knockout stage of a AFCON (this game was in the round of 16), and the biggest defeat was against Côte d'Ivoire in 1998 (5-2). Angola played 34 games, winning 7, drawing 15 and losing 12, scoring 41 goals and conceding 46. Their highest scoring AFCON was in 2023 with 9 goals in 5 matches.The best participation it was in 2008, 2010 and 2023 (that was played at the beginning of 2024) where it reached quarter-finals of the rest of group stage and the best scored is Manucho Gonçalves with 9 goals in 14 matches.
Top scorers Angola AFCON
RankPlayerGoals scoredMatches playedGoals per matchTournament(s)1Manucho Gonçalves9140.644 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013) 2Flávio Amado7120.58334 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)3Gelson Dala5110.4543 (2019, 2023, 2025)3Quinzinho360.52 (1996, 1998)
More games at AFCON
A total of 122 players took the field for Angola in AFCON, and those with the most appearance were Manucho Gonçalves and Gilberto with 14 caps. The players who was more the AFCON was Manucho (in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013), Gilbeto (in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013), Flávio Amado (in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2013), Lamá (in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013), Love Cabungula (in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012), Kali (in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012) and Mateus Galiano (in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2019) with 4 participations. The ones who could tie this record if Angola qualifiers for next AFCON ( in 2027) are Neblú (2013, 2023 and 2025), Mabululu (2019, 2023 and 2025), Gelson Dala (2019, 2023 and 2025) and Show (2019, 2023 and 2025).
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