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ANGOLA

Year of formation: 1979 Affiliation FIFA: 1980 Affiliation CAF: 1980 National Stadium: Cidadela, Luanda (35 000) National Colours: Red / Black / Red

Angola, along with South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia, have won the Cosafa Senior Challenge on three occasions, but were the first team to do so and were awarded the first trophy on a permanent basis as recognition of their feat.

They also became only the second Cosafa member after South Africa to qualify for the World Cup finals, representing Africa at the 2006 event in Germany.

‘Palancas Negras’ first won the trophy in 1999, when the Cosafa Castle Cup was played as a knockout tournament for the first time.

They beat Namibia 2-1 on aggregate in the final over two legs and then repeated the feat in 2001 when they overcame Zimbabwe.

In 2004 they got to keep the trophy after beating Zambia in the final in Lusaka, winning 5-4 on penalties after a goalless draw.

On all three occasions, Angola had to achieve their success away from home. The second leg of the 1999 final was played in Windhoek and Angola forced a 1-1 draw to take the title while in 2001 they scored a late winner in Harare to overcome Zimbabwe 1-0 on aggregate after a gritty battle in the final.

Angola have only lost six times in 30 matches in the competition, which is a remarkable record. They are also unbeaten at home in the Cosafa Senior Challenge, where they have played seven times in comparison to 23 assignments on the road.

Angola did not enter the first Cosafa Castle Cup tournament in 1997 but have certainly since imposed their presence since. The country has also qualified for three African Nations Cup finals (in South Africa in 1996, Burkina Faso in 1998 and Egypt in 2006) and in 2001 their national Under-20 team were African champions.

They also entered their national Under-20 team into the Cosafa Senior Challenge in 2008 so as not to significantly disrupt their domestic League season.

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