and are still available for selection. DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Player has retired from international football. SUS Suspended from the national team. Previous squads FIFA World Cup 2006 FIFA World Cup squads – Angola Africa Cup of Nations 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola 2013 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola 2012 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola 2010 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola 2008 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola 2006 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola 1998 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola 1996 Africa Cup of Nations squads – Angola Records Players in bold are still active with Angola. Most capped players Top goalscorers Managerial history József Szabó (1965 – 1966) Zlatko Škorić (? – ?) Rubén García (? –1988) Carlos Queirós (1988–?) Jesualdo Ferreira (1989) Dušan Kondić (? –1993) Branco Arlindo (1993–?) Carlos Alhinho (1994–1995) Professor Neca (1996–1998) Carlos de Abreu (1998) Veselin Jelušić (1998) Djalma Cavalcante (1999) Carlos Alhinho (2000) Mário Calado (2000–2001) Ismael Kurtz (2002–2003) Luís Oliveira Gonçalves (2003–2008) Mabi de Almeida (2008–2009) Manuel José (2009–2010) Hervé Renard (2010) Zeca Amaral (2010) Lito Vidigal (2011–2012) Romeu Filemón (2012) Gustavo Ferrín (2012–2013) Romeu Filemón (2014–2015) José Kilamba (2016–2017) Beto Bianchi (2017–2018) Srđan Vasiljević (2018–2019) Pedro Gonçalves (2019–) Competitive record FIFA World Cup As of 2022, Angola has qualified once for a FIFA World Cup. Its first participation in the World Cup qualifiers was in 1986, where they won in the first round, beating Senegal 4−3 on penalty kicks. They later lost in the second round of the 1986 World Cup qualifiers to Algeria. Algeria went to the third round and qualified for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Angola's first participation in the World Cup was in the 2006 World Cup, in Germany. Notes Africa Cup of Nations Notes COSAFA Cup Honours COSAFA Cup Winners (3): 1999, 2001, 2004 Central African Games Runners-up (1): 1987 African Nations Championship Runners-up (1): 2011 See also Angola women's national football team Angola national under-20 football team Angola national under-17 football team Angolan Football Federation References External links Federação Angolana de Futebol O'JOGO: News on Portugese speaking African football teams Angola match records Angola team picture during World Cup in 2006 African national association football teams National sports teams established