World Football Cup 2006
Angola national football team
| Nickname | Palancas Negras |
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Federação Angolana de Futebol |
| Coach | Luis Oliveira Goncalves |
| Most caps | Fabrice "Akwa" Maceio (68) |
| Top scorer | Fabrice "Akwa" Maceio (30) |
| First international Angola 1 - 0 Cuba (Angola; 1 June 1977) |
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| Largest win Angola 7 - 1 Swaziland (Luanda, Angola; 23 April 2000) |
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| Worst defeat Portugal 6 - 0 Angola (Lisbon, Portugal; 23 March 1989) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2006) |
| Best result | - |
| African Nations Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1996) |
| Best result | Round 1, all |
The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras, ("Black Impalas") is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. On October 8, 2005, Angola qualified for the World Cup for the first time ever.
Angola's best known player is the striker Pedro Mantorras, who plays for the Portuguese team Benfica.
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World Cup record
- 1930 to 1982 - Did not enter
- 1986 to 2002 - Did not qualify
- 2006 - Qualified
African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1980 - Did not enter
- 1982 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Did not qualify
- 1986 - Did not enter
- 1988 to 1992 - Did not qualify
- 1994 - Did not enter
- 1996 - Round 1
- 1998 - Round 1
- 2000 to 2004 - Did not qualify
- 2006 - Round 1
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