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List of Angola international footballers

The Angola national football team has represented Angola in international association football since 1976. The Angolan Football Federation (FAF) was founded in 1979 and became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) one year later. However, the team had already played its first international match on 8 February 1976, suffering a 3–2 defeat to Congo in a friendly game.

Players

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Key
Bold Played for the national team
As of 9 June 2026[1]
Gilberto gained 88 caps between 1999 and 2015.
Bastos has represented his country 59 times.
Angola national team footballers with at least 40 appearances
No. Name Caps Goals Year of debut Year of
last match		 Ref.
1 Flávio Amado 91 34 2000 2012 [2]
2 Gilberto 88 10 1999 2015 [3]
3 Love Cabungula 82 13 2001 2017 [4]
4 Kali 81 1 2001 2012 [5]
5 Akwá 78 39 1995 2006 [6]
6 Yamba Asha 77 1 2000 2009 [7]
7 André Macanga 72 2 1999 2012 [8]
Mateus Galiano da Costa 72 14 2006 2021 [9]
9 Fredy 69 4 2014 2025
10 Vata 65 20 1987 1993
Show 65 2 2017 present
12 Job 64 7 2007 2018 [10]
13 Jonathan Buatu 62 2 2014 present
14 António Neto 59 1 1992 2001 [11]
Bastos Quissanga 59 2 2011 present
Ary Papel 59 10 2012 present
17 Jamba 58 1 1998 2009 [12]
18 Gelson Dala 57 23 2015 present
19 Lamá 56 0 2003 2013 [13]
Zé Kalanga 56 6 2004 2010 [14]
21 António Mendonça 54 6 1999 2009 [15]
22 Manucho 53 22 2006 2017 [16]
Neblú 53 0 2013 present
21 Paulão 52 19 1993 2001 [17]
24 Dani Massunguna 51 1 2010 2019
25 Djalma Campos 50 8 2008 2019
26 Kialonda Gaspar 49 1 2021 present
27 Jesus 48 18 1978 1992 [18]
28 Joni 45 5 1994 2001 [19]
29 Chara 44 0 2006 2014 [20]
Ndunguidi 44 9 1978 1991 [21]
31 Amaro 42 2 2008 2017 [22]
32 Bodunha 40 3 1992 2004 [23]
Hélder Vicente 40 1 1994 2002 [24]
Locó 40 2 2003 2009 [25]
Quinzinho 40 9 1994 2001 [26]

Top scorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Akwá 38 78 0.49 1995–2006
2 Flávio 34 91 0.37 2000–2012
3 Gelson Dala 23 57 0.4 2015–present
4 Manucho 22 53 0.42 2006-2017
5 Vata 20 65 0.32 1985–1993
6 Paulão 19 52 0.37 1993–2001
7 Jesus 18 48 0.38 1978–1992
8 Depú 16 21 0.76 2021–present
9 Mabululu 15 49 0.31 2013–present
10 Mateus Galiano 14 70 0.2 2006–2021
11 Love Cabungula 13 82 0.16 2001-2016
12 Gilberto 10 89 0.11 1999-2015
Ary Papel 10 59 0.17 2012–present
14 Zini Salvador 9 34 0.26 2021–present
Quinzinho 9 40 0.23 1994–2001
Daniel Ndunguidi 9 44 0.2 1978-1983

Statistics of AFCON

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In total, Angola has competed in 10 African Cup of Nations in 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2023 and 2025. Their first game was against Egypt, and the fist player to score was Quinzinho in a 2-1 defeat, where Angola scored 4 goals in that edition. The first victory was against Togo, in 2006, where Flávio Amado scored 2 goals in that game (Angola won 3-2). The biggest victory came in 2023 against Namibia (3-0) this victory was Angola's first in a knockout stage of a AFCON (this game was in the round of 16), and the bigget defeat was against Côte d'Ivoire in 1998 (5-2). Angola played 34 games, winning 7, drawing 15 and losing 12, scoring 41 goals and conceding 46. Their highest scoring AFCON was in 2023 with 9 goals in 5 matches.The best participation it was in 2008, 2010 and 2023 (that was played at the beginning of 2024) where it reached quarter-finals of the rest of group stage and the best scored is Manucho Gonçalves with 9 goals in 14 matches.

Top scorers Angola AFCON

Rank Player Goals scored Matches played Goals per match Tournament(s)
1 Manucho Gonçalves 9 14 0.64 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013)
2 Flávio Amado 7 12 0.5833 4 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
3 Gelson Dala 5 11 0.454 3 (2019, 2023, 2025)
3 Quinzinho 3 6 0.5 2 (1996, 1998)

More games at AFCON

A total of 122 players took the field for Angola in AFCON, and those with the most appearance were Manucho Gonçalves and Gilberto with 14 caps. The players who was more the AFCON was Manucho (in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013), Gilbeto (in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013), Flávio Amado (in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2013), Lamá (in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013), Love Cabungula (in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012), Kali (in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012) and Mateus Galiano (in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2019) with 4 participations. The ones who could tie this record if Angola qualifiers for next AFCON ( in 2027) are Neblú (2013, 2023 and 2025), Mabululu (2019, 2023 and 2025), Gelson Dala (2019, 2023 and 2025) and Show (2019, 2023 and 2025).

References

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  1. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Angola – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Flávio da Silva Amado — International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Felisberto S. de Graça Amaral "Gilberto" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Arsénio Sebastião Cabungula "Love" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Alonso "Kali" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco 'Akwá' — International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "João Osvaldo Yamba Asha — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "André Venceslau Valentim Macanga — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Mateus Galiano da Costa — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Ricardo Job Estevão — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Antonio João Neto — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "João Pereira Baltha Santos "Jamba" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Luis Mamona João "Lamá" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Paulo Baptista Nsimba "Zé Kalanga" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "António Manuel Viana Mendonça — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Mateus Alberto Contreiras "Manucho" Gonçalves — Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Paulo António Alves "Paulão" — Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Osvaldo Fernando Saturnino de Oliveira "Jesús" — Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "Osvaldo Roque Gonçalves Cruz "Joni" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Fernando Agostinho da Costa "Chara" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Ndunguidi Gonçalves Daniel — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "Amándio Felipe da Costa "Amaro" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "Mateus Manuel Agostinho "Bodunha" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  24. ↑ "Hélder Vicente de Jesús Serafim — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  25. ↑ "Manuel Armindo Morais Cange "Locó" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "Joaquim Alberto Silva "Quinzinho" — International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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