The Angolan Handball Cup is an annual, nationwide handball competition contested by all eligible
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
clubs in the country. The cup, organized by the
Angolan Handball Federation
The Angolan Handball Federation (''Federação Angolana de Andebol'' or simply FAAND) is the governing body of official handball competitions in Angola. FAAND was founded on May 20, 1974, still in the heat of the anti-colonial struggle, when a gro ...
is the second most important official
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
competition in
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
, following the
national league
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.
The competition is held by knock-out rounds until the final two teams in the men's and women's categories play a single playoff match to determine the winner.
Angola Men's Handball Cup Finals
Men
Angola Women's Handball Cup Finals
Women
See also
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Angola Handball Super Cup
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Angola Men's Handball League
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Angola Women's Handball League
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Taça de Angola (football)
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Taça de Angola (basketball)
The Taça de Angola (translated as the Angolan Basketball Cup) is an annual basketball competition in which all Angolan basketball clubs are eligible to contest. The tournament, played in a knock-out system, is Angola's second most important baske ...
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Taça de Angola (roller hockey)
References
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Handball competitions in Angola
2006 establishments in Angola