The

Angola national football team The Angola national football team ( pt, Seleção nacional de futebol de Angola) represents Angola in men's international football and is controlled by the Angolan Football Federation. The team made its first appearance in 2006 FIFA World Cu ...

has represented Angola in international

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since 1976. The

Angolan Football Federation The Angolan Football Federation ( pt, Federação Angolana de Futebol, FAF) is the governing body of football in Angola. It was founded in 1979, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1980. It organizes the national football league Girabola and t ...

(FAF) was founded in 1979 and became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (

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) one year later. However, the team had already played its first international match on 8 February 1976, suffering a 3–2 defeat to

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in a friendly game.

Players

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Angola international footballers, List of Association football player non-biographical articles Lists of Angola international footballers