ANGOLA

Year of formation: 1979 Affiliation FIFA: 1980 Affiliation CAF: 1980 National Stadium: Cidadela, Luanda (35 000) National Colours: Red / Black / Red

Angola were the only side to win the Cosafa Castle Cup three times and are the owners of the first trophy, which they now keep in perpetuity.

They have also become only the second Cosafa member to qualify for the World Cup finals, representing Africa at the 2006 event in Germany.

‘Palancas Negras’ first won the trophy in 1999, when the Cosafa Castle Cup was played as a knockout tournament for the first time.

They beat Namibia 2-1 on aggregate in the final over two legs and then repeated the feat in 2001 when they overcame Zimbabwe.

In 2004 they got to keep the trophy after beating Zambia in the final in Lusaka, winning 5-4 on penalties after a goalless draw.

On all three occasions, Angola had to achieve their success away from home. The second leg of the 1999 final was played in Windhoek and Angola forced a 1-1 draw to take the title while in 2001 they scored a late winner in Harare to overcome Zimbabwe 1-0 on aggregate after a gritty battle in the final.

Angola have only lost four times in 26 matches in the competition, which is a remarkable record. They are also unbeaten at home in the Cosafa Castle Cup, where they have played seven times in comparison to 16 assignments on the road.

Angola did not enter the first Cosafa Castle Cup tournament in 1997 but have certainly since imposed their presence since. The country has also qualified for three African Nations Cup finals (in South Africa in 1996 , Burkina Faso in 1998 and Egypt in 2006) and in 2001 their under-20 team were African champions.

 

DATE	VENUE	OPPONENT	RESULT	GOALSCORERS
8-3-98	Somhlolo	SWAZILAND	1-0	Gamedze (og)
3-5-98	Luanda	ZAMBIA	1-1	Chicangala
30-5-98	Windhoek	NAMIBIA	1-1	Miguel Pereira
19-7-98	Maputo	MOZAMBIQUE	1-1	Minhas
30-8-98	Luanda	ZIMBABWE	2-1	Betinho, Amaral
24-4-99	Blantyre	MALAWI	2-1	Mendonca, Mabedi own goal
4-7-99	Maseru	LESOTHO	1-0	Betinho
14-8-99	Lusaka	ZAMBIA	1-0	Betinho (pen)
26-9-99	Luanda	NAMIBIA	1-0	Betinho (pen)
2-10-99	Windhoek	NAMIBIA	1-1	Zico
20-5-00	Blantyre	MALAWI	0-0
23-7-00	Maseru	LESOTHO	1-2	Akwa
10-6-01	Luanda	MAURITIUS	1-0	Quinzinho
18-8-01	Lusaka	ZAMBIA	1-1	Akwa
16-9-01	Luanda	ZIMBABWE	0-0
30-9-01	Harare	ZIMBABWE	1-0	Flavio
18-5-02	Blantyre	MALAWI	1-2	Mponda (og)
20-4-03	Harare	ZIMBABWE	0-1
9-5-04	Luanda	NAMIBIA	2-1	Love 2
18-7-04	Luanda	BOTSWANA	1-1	Flavio
19-8-04	Maputo	MOZAMBIQUE	1-0	Flavio
20-9-04	Lusaka	ZAMBIA	0-0
13-8-05	Mmabatho	ZIMBABWE	1-2	Love
29-4-06	Maseru	MAURITIUS	5-1	Akwa 3, Mateus, Love
30-4-06	Maseru	LESOTHO	3-1	Mateus 2, Ze Kalanga
17-9-06	Harare	ZIMBABWE	2-1	Gazeta, Love

 

RECORD

	P	W	D	L	F	A
Home	7	4	3	0	8	4
Away	19	9	6	4	24	15
Total	26	13	9	4	32	19