The Angolan Football Federation ( pt, Federação Angolana de Futebol, FAF) is the governing body of

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Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

. It was founded in 1979, and affiliated to

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and to CAF in 1980. It organizes the national football league

Girabola Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol em Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation. The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League. Gira ...

and the

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. Angola's first appearance in the

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was in 2006; playing in Group D, losing only 1-0 to

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in their first match. Later that year, they successfully bid for the right to host the 2010 African Cup of Nations.

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Official site

at the FIFA website.
Angola
at CAFONLINE.
Índice de Comunicados
(Portuguese) Sports governing bodies in Angola

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Football in Angola Sports organizations established in 1979 {{footy-org-stub

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