Nickname(s) | Welwitschias | ||
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Association | Angolan Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Head coach | Souza Garcia | ||
Captain | None | ||
Top scorer | Irene Gonçalves (33) | ||
Home stadium | Ombaka National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | ANG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 148 ![]() | ||
Highest | 82 (December 2003) | ||
Lowest | 149 (December 2023) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (South Africa; 7 January 1995) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Pretoria, South Africa; 5 October 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Luanda, Angola; 29 November 2023) ![]() ![]() (Lusaka, Zambia; 5 December 2023) | |||
African Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1995) | ||
Best result | Semi-Finalist: 1995 |
The Angola women's national football team represents Angola in international women's football and it is controlled by the Angolan Football Federation. Their best place on the FIFA Rankings was the 82nd place, in December 2003. The only tournaments that they qualified were the 1995 and 2002 African Women's Championships, and their best finish was as Semi-Finalists in the 1995 tournament. Angola has, in contrast to many other African countries, has never suffered a heavy defeat. They have seldom lost by more than two goals.[citation needed]
Angola finished in third place at the African Championship in 1995. Angola also qualified for the Championship in 2002, where they beat Zimbabwe and South Africa, but lost to Cameroon by one goal. Since then, Angola have not qualified for the championships.
During qualification for the 2008 Olympics, Angola did not get any further than the first round, where they lost to Ghana. However, they did reach the final of the COSAFA Cup, where they met South Africa, who beat them 3–1.