Angola
CAF. Played 417 since 8 Feb 1976: won 142, drawn 149, lost 126. Elo 1616, ranked 81 in the world; peak 1723 in 2006.
Latest results
- 2026-10-06WAngola3–1MalawiAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Luanda82%
- 2026-09-25DEgypt0–0AngolaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Cairo11%
- 2026-06-09WAngola3–0Central African RepublicFriendly · Casablanca77%
- 2026-06-05DAngola1–1MauritaniaFriendly · Casablanca71%
- 2025-12-29DAngola0–0EgyptAfrican Cup of Nations · Group B · Agadir27%
- 2025-12-26DAngola1–1ZimbabweAfrican Cup of Nations · Group B · Marrakesh69%
- 2025-12-22LSouth Africa2–1AngolaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group B · Marrakesh39%
- 2025-11-18WAngola3–2ZambiaFriendly · Luanda69%
- 2025-11-14LAngola0–2ArgentinaFriendly · Luanda6%
- 2025-10-13DCameroon0–0AngolaFIFA World Cup qualification · Yaoundé23%
Squad
The following players were selected for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2026 respectively.
- Players
- 28
- Average age
- 27.5
- Caps between them
- 688
- Most from one club
- Petro de Luanda (7)
Where they play
11 at home · 15 abroad in 10 other countries
- Angola 11
- Portugal 4
- Greece 2
- Russia 2
- Belgium 1
- Egypt 1
- Italy 1
- Slovakia 1
- Spain 1
- Turkey 1
- United Arab Emirates 1
Average club rating 1583 (ClubElo; 16 of 28 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Olympiacos, ranked 68 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| NeblúPetro de Luanda | 32 | 53 | 0 | |
| Hugo MarquesPetro de Luanda | 40 | 30 | 0 | |
| EkumbyCádiz | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rui HonésimoInterclube | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| Jonathan BuatuGil Vicente(Portugal) | 33 | 65 | 2 | |
| Kialonda GasparLecce(Italy) | 29 | 51 | 1 | |
| Eddie AfonsoPetro de Luanda | 32 | 31 | 0 | |
| Núrio FortunaPetro de Luanda | 31 | 26 | 0 | |
| David CarmoOlympiacos(Greece) | 27 | 20 | 1 | |
| Pedro BondoFamalicão(Portugal) | 21 | 19 | 1 | |
| KinitoPetro de Luanda | 28 | 16 | 0 | |
| Marsoni SambuDender(Belgium) | 30 | 5 | 0 | |
| Alexandre Abel FernandoPortimonense(Portugal) | 28 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sandro CruzSlovan Bratislava(Slovakia) | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| ShowKocaelispor(Turkey) | 27 | 66 | 2 | |
| Manuel KelianoAkhmat Grozny(Russia) | 23 | 26 | 4 | |
| Mário BalbúrdiaPetro de Luanda | 29 | 19 | 0 | |
| Randy NtekaRayo Vallecano(Spain) | 28 | 15 | 2 | |
| Beni MukendiVitória de Guimarães(Portugal) | 24 | 9 | 0 | |
| MiroDynamo Makhachkala(Russia) | 23 | 6 | 2 | |
| Fernandinho1° de Agosto | 21 | 4 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| MabululuWiliete de Benguela | 34 | 51 | 16 | |
| Zito LuvumboMallorca | 24 | 35 | 2 | |
| Felício MilsonAl Jazira(United Arab Emirates) | 27 | 35 | 6 | |
| ZiniAEK Athens(Greece) | 24 | 35 | 9 | |
| Chico BanzaZamalek(Egypt) | 27 | 24 | 0 | |
| GilbertoWiliete de Benguela | 25 | 23 | 3 | |
| DepúPetro de Luanda | 26 | 21 | 16 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Angola national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 20 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
World Cup: 1 appearance
AFCON: 10 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Angola v Gabon: played 22, won 11, drawn 5, lost 6; goals 33–19. First met 25 Nov 1979, last 11 Oct 2021.
- 2021-10-11LGabon2–0AngolaFIFA World Cup qualification · Franceville35%
- 2021-10-08WAngola3–1GabonFIFA World Cup qualification · Luanda55%
- 2021-03-29WAngola2–0GabonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Luanda49%
- 2019-11-17LGabon2–1AngolaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Franceville27%
- 2014-11-15DAngola0–0GabonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Luanda55%
- 2014-09-06LGabon1–0AngolaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Libreville39%
- 2005-09-04WAngola3–0GabonFIFA World Cup qualification · Luanda72%
- 2004-07-03DGabon2–2AngolaFIFA World Cup qualification · Libreville53%
- 2003-05-31DGabon1–1AngolaFriendly · Libreville43%
- 2002-08-25WAngola1–0GabonFriendly · Luanda68%
- 1999-06-06LGabon3–1AngolaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Libreville32%
- 1999-01-24WAngola3–1GabonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Luanda60%
- 1994-03-19WAngola2–1GabonFriendly · Luanda56%
- 1989-08-27LGabon1–0AngolaFIFA World Cup qualification · Libreville35%
- 1989-06-11WAngola2–0GabonFIFA World Cup qualification · Luanda65%
Latest 15 of 22 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 145 | 44 | 57 | 44 |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 106 | 42 | 28 | 36 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 79 | 29 | 30 | 20 |
| COSAFA Cup | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| African Cup of Nations | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 |
| FIFA World Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| COSAFA Cup qualification | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Four Nations Tournament | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Top scorers
- Akwá 14
- Flávio Amado 13
- Paulo António Alves 10
- Manucho 9
- Gelson Dala 6
- Mabululu 5
- Joaquim Alberto Silva 4
- Paulo Jorge Da Silva 4
- Zini 4
- Sebastião Gilberto 3
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.