Angola at the Africa Cup of Nations

Angola has participated in the Africa Cup of Nations nine times, made their debut in 1996. The country's best achievement is reaching the quarter-finals in 2008, 2010 and 2023. Angola hosted the 2010 edition.

Overall record

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

Tournaments

1996 African Cup of Nations

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
4  Angola 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Hosts
Egypt 2–1 Angola
El-Kass 30', 33' Quinzinho 77'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)

South Africa 1–0 Angola
Williams 57'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Fethi Boucetta (Tunisia)

Angola 3–3 Cameroon
Joni 38' (pen.)
Paulão 57'
Quinzinho 80'
Omam-Biyik 25'
Mouyeme 82'
Vicente 90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)

1998 African Cup of Nations

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3  Angola 3 0 2 1 5 8 −3 2
4  Namibia 3 0 1 2 7 11 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
South Africa 0–0 Angola
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)

Angola 3–3 Namibia
Lázaro 46'
Paulo Silva 67' (pen.)
Miguel Pereira 86'
Uri Khob 20', 51'
Nauseb 33'

Ivory Coast 5–2 Angola
Guel 8', 23'
Tiéhi 43', 81' (pen.)
Bakayoko 56'
Paulo Silva 27'
Quinzinho 52'
Attendance: 4,000

2006 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  DR Congo 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Angola 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Togo 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Cameroon 3–1 Angola
Eto'o 20', 39', 78' Report Flávio 31' (pen.)

Angola 0–0 DR Congo
Report

Angola 3–2 Togo
Flávio 9', 38'
Maurito 86'
Report Kader 24'
Mamam 67'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)

2008 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Angola 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Senegal 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
4  South Africa 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
South Africa 1–1 Angola
Van Heerden 87' Report Manucho 29'
Attendance: 15,000

Senegal 1–3 Angola
A. Faye 20' Report Manucho 50', 67'
Flávio 78'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Tunisia 0–0 Angola
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Quarter-finals

Egypt 2–1 Angola
Hosny 23' (pen.)
Zaki 38'
Report Manucho 27'
Attendance: 6,000

2010 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola (H) 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Algeria 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4[a]
3  Mali 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4[a]
4  Malawi 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Algeria finished ahead of Mali due to winning the match between the teams (see tie-breaking criteria).
Angola 4–4 Mali
Flávio 36', 42'
Gilberto 67' (pen.)
Manucho 74' (pen.)
Report Keita 79', 90+3'
Kanouté 88'
Yatabaré 90+4'

Angola 2–0 Malawi
Flávio 49'
Manucho 55'
Report

Angola 0–0 Algeria
Report

Quarter-finals

Angola 0–1 Ghana
Report Gyan 15'

2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Sudan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Angola 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Burkina Faso 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Burkina Faso 1–2 Angola
A. Traoré 58' Report Mateus Galiano 48'
Manucho 68'
Attendance: 17,000[1]

Sudan 2–2 Angola
Bashir 32', 74' Report Manucho 4', 50' (pen.)

Ivory Coast 2–0 Angola
Eboué 33'
Bony 64'
Report
Attendance: 1,500[1]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cape Verde 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Morocco 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  Angola 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Hosts
Angola 0–0 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 25,000[2]

South Africa 2–0 Angola
Sangweni 30'
Majoro 62'
Report

Cape Verde 2–1 Angola
F. Varela 81'
Héldon 90+1'
Report Nando 33' (o.g.)

2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tunisia 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
3  Angola 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Mauritania 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source: CAF
Tunisia 1–1 Angola
Report

Mauritania 0–0 Angola
Report
Attendance: 10,120[4]

Angola 0–1 Mali
Report
Attendance: 8,135[5]
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Algeria 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: CAF
Algeria 1–1 Angola
Report
Attendance: 19,740[6]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Mauritania 2–3 Angola
Report
Attendance: 36,318[7]
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

Angola 2–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Attendance: 15,753[8]
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Round of 16

Angola 3–0 Namibia
Report
Attendance: 28,663[9]
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Quarter-finals

Nigeria 1–0 Angola
Report
Attendance: 18,757[10]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference espn 2012 afcon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference espn 2013 afcon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Tunisia vs. Angola". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Mauritania vs. Angola". ESPN. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Angola vs. Mali". ESPN. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Algeria vs Angola match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Mauritania vs Angola match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Angola vs Burkina Faso match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Angola vs Namibia match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Nigeria vs Angola match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-02.