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
Sudan 1957 Part of Portugal Part of Portugal
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
Ivory Coast 1984 4 2 1 1 7 4
Egypt 1986 Did not enter Did not enter
Morocco 1988 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 2 4
Algeria 1990 4 1 1 2 5 7
Senegal 1992 6 0 3 3 3 6
Tunisia 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
South Africa 1996 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 4 6 Squad 10 6 2 2 17 8
Burkina Faso 1998 13th 3 0 2 1 5 8 Squad 4 2 0 2 4 4
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Did not qualify 8 2 2 4 10 12
Mali 2002 8 4 2 2 12 8
Tunisia 2004 4 1 2 1 7 4
Egypt 2006 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 5 Squad 12 7 3 2 15 9
Ghana 2008 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5
Angola 2010 5th 4 1 2 1 6 5 Squad 6 3 1 2 11 8
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 4 5 Squad 6 4 0 2 7 5
South Africa 2013 14th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 2 1 0 1 3 3
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Did not qualify 6 1 3 2 5 5
Gabon 2017 6 1 2 3 7 8
Egypt 2019 Group stage 18th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 6 4 0 2 9 6
Cameroon 2021 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 4 7
Ivory Coast 2023 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 9 4 Squad 6 2 3 1 6 5
Morocco 2025 Qualified Qualifications in progress
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 To be determined To be determined
2029
Total Quarter-finals 9/34 31 7 13 11 39 43 — 106 48 29 39 151 119

Tournaments

1996 African Cup of Nations

Main article: 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: [citation needed]
(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

Main article: 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: [citation needed]
South Africa 0–0 Angola
Attendance: 20,000
Angola 3–3 Namibia
Lázaro 46'
Paulo Silva 67' (pen.)
Miguel Pereira 86'		 Uri Khob 20', 51'
Nauseb 33'
Attendance: 2,000
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

Main article: 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: [citation needed]
Cameroon 3–1 Angola
Eto'o 20', 39', 78' Report Flávio 31' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Angola 0–0 DR Congo
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Angola 3–2 Togo
Flávio 9', 38'
Maurito 86'		 Report Kader 24'
Mamam 67'
Attendance: 4,000

2008 Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 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: [citation needed]
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

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

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'
Attendance: 45,000
Angola 2–0 Malawi
Flávio 49'
Manucho 55'		 Report
Attendance: 48,500
Angola 0–0 Algeria
Report
Attendance: 40,000

Quarter-finals

Angola 0–1 Ghana
Report Gyan 15'
Attendance: 50,000

2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

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

2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

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: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Angola 0–0 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 25,000[2]
South Africa 2–0 Angola
Sangweni 30'
Majoro 62'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000[2]
Cape Verde 2–1 Angola
F. Varela 81'
Héldon 90+1'		 Report Nando 33' (o.g.)
Attendance: 20,000[2]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group E
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
Attendance: 7,345[3]
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

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group D
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]
Angola 2–0 Burkina Faso
 Report
Attendance: 15,753[8]

Round of 16

Angola 3–0 Namibia
 Report
Attendance: 28,663[9]

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.