| Nickname | Welwitschias | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 152 1 (7 August 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 82 (December 2003) | ||
| Lowest | 151 (December 2024 – June 2025) | ||
| First international | |||
 South Africa 3–1Angola  (South Africa; 7 January 1995) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Angola 5–0Comoros  (Pretoria, South Africa; 5 October 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Angola 0–6Zambia  (Luanda, Angola; 29 November 2023) Zambia 6–0Angola (Lusaka, Zambia; 5 December 2023) | |||
| African Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in1995) | ||
| Best result | Semi-Finalist:1995 | ||
TheAngola women's national football team representsAngola in international women's football and it is controlled by theAngolan Football Federation. Their best place on theFIFA Rankings was the 82nd place, in December 2003. The only tournaments that they qualified were the1995 and2002 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 theAfrican Championship in 1995. Angola also qualified for theChampionship in 2002, where they beatZimbabwe andSouth Africa, but lost toCameroon by one goal. Since then, Angola have not qualified for the championships.
During qualification for the2008 Olympics, Angola did not get any further than the first round, where they lost toGhana. However, they did reach the final of the COSAFA Cup, where they met South Africa, who beat them 3–1.
Angola played their first game againstSouth Africa on 7 January 1995, losing 3–1.
Angola entered the1995 African Women's Championship, againstCameroon, but it withdrew, thus Angola advanced byWalkover and in the Second Round, they played their first official match on the first leg of the Second Round, againstSouth Africa on 7 January 1995; in where they lost by 3–1. The second leg, was a 3–3 draw at home. These results provoked the elimination of Angola due to a 6–4 aggregate, but theWelwitschias ended as Semi-Finalists, along withGhana.
Angola participated in the2002 African Women's Championship qualifiers, againstEquatorial Guinea. Both legs were won 3–0 and 3–1 respectively. Second Round matches where againstCongo DR and First leg was won 1–0 and Second leg was lost also by 1–0, but won in penalties by 5–4 and qualified for the tournament who was held inNigeria.
This time Angola was along withZimbabwe,South Africa andCameroon. The first match was against Zimbabwe and ended on a 1–1 draw with goal of the captain Irene Gonçalves at the 16 minutes. The same result occurred on the Second match against South Africa, but this time with goal of Jacinta Ramos at the 75 minutes. Last match was lost against Cameroon by 1–0 in a late Cameroonian goal at the 89 minutes, leaving Angola out of the tournament and theWorld Cup.
TheWelwitschias played the2006 African Women's Championship/2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers againstEquatorial Guinea in First round, winning 3–2 in the first leg, but losing 3–1 in the second leg, and losing in aggregate by 5–4. Angola did not reach both the2006 African Women's Championship or the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup who was held inChina PR.
Angola entered for the first time to theAll-Africa Games Football tournament, in the qualifiers for the 2007 edition inAlgeria. Their rival wasSouth Africa. They won the first leg by 3–2 and lost the second by 4–0, ending with an aggregate of 6–3, thus being eliminated from the tournament.
TheWelwitschias debuted on theOlympic Games football tournament qualifiers in the edition of2008 edition, celebrated inChina PR. Angola's first rival wasTanzania, but it withdrew; thus Angola advanced by walkover. In the Second Round, Angola played against Ghana, losing both matches by 2–1 and 2–0, ending with an aggregate of 4–1.
Again, the team entered the2010 African Women's Championship/2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers in the CAF first round againstNamibia and lost the First leg 2–1, leading 1–0 in the half-time, with goal of Irene Gonçalves at the 37 minutes. The Second leg was a 1–1 draw,[2] when it was winning 1–0, again with a goal of Irene Gonçalves at the 51 minutes. Angola did not qualify for either both tournaments.
Angola failed to qualify to the2011 All-Africa Games, celebrated inMozambique, after losing in aggregate toZimbabwe by 3–1, after drawing 1–1 and lose 2–0. Also these matches were the last matches that Angola played to the date.
Despite being one year after the 2011 All-Africa Games, the 2012 Olympic Games Football Tournament qualification of Africa was held 4 months before the 2011 All-Africa Games qualifiers. Angola was paired withNamibia once again in a qualification round. They draw both matches by 2–2 and 0–0 respectively, but they lost due to theAway goals rule. Angola was eliminated of the tournament who took place inGreat Britain
Angola did not enter for the2014 African Women's Championship/2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers, which was held inNamibia in Autumn 2014.
The Angola women's national football team plays their home matches on theEstádio Nacional de Ombaka.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Void or Postponement Fixture
v
Zimbabwe| 20 February 2025 (2025-02-20)2026 WAFCON qualifying | Angola | 2–1 | Zimbabwe | Luanda, Angola |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Ary Papel 1',73' | Report | Mucherera 17' | Stadium:Estádio Joaquim Dinis |
v Angola| 26 February 2025 (2025-02-26)2026 WAFCON qualifying | Zimbabwe | 2–1 (3–3agg.) (4–5p) | Angola | Pretoria, South Africa |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Ary Papel 78' | Stadium:Lucas Moripe Stadium Referee: Aline A Etong (Cameroon) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Note: 3–3 on aggregate. Angola won 5–4 on penalties. | ||||
v
Malawi| 23 October 2025 (2025-10-23)2026 WAFCON qualifying | Angola | 0–0 | Malawi | Luanda |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee:Aline Umutoni (Rwanda) |
v Angola| 28 October 2025 (2025-10-28)2026 WAFCON qualifying | Malawi | 2–0 | Angola | Lilongwe |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Bingu National Stadium Referee:Rachel Zihindula [fr] (DR Congo) | |
| Note: Malawi won 2–0 on aggregate. | ||||
Statistics correct as of 23 June 2014
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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 Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
 DR Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
 Ghana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
 Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
 Namibia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| South Africa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | −8 |
 Eswatini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
| Total | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 48 | −2 |
As of January 2025
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Maniho Lóide Feliz |
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| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Helena Ecundi | (2005-03-23)23 March 2005 (age 20) | - | - | João de Almeida | v. Zimbabwe, 20 February 2025 |
| DF | Henriqueta Luanda | - | - | C.D. Primeiro de Agosto | v. Zimbabwe, 20 February 2025 | |
| FW | Maria Viera | (2007-08-17)17 August 2007 (age 18) | - | - | Carmona SC | v. Zimbabwe, 20 February 2025 |
| FW | Candida Gunza | - | - | C.D. Primeiro de Agosto | v. Zimbabwe, 20 February 2025 | |
| MF | Rufina Pedro | (2004-09-08)8 September 2004 (age 21) | - | - | Atlético Petróleos de Luanda | v. Zimbabwe, 20 February 2025 |
| MF | Edmara José | - | - | C.D. Primeiro de Agosto | v. Zimbabwe, 20 February 2025 | |
| MF | Zeferina Caupe | (1999-07-11)11 July 1999 (age 26) | - | - | C.D. Primeiro de Agosto | v. Zimbabwe, 20 February 2025 |
| FW | Ruth Lopes | (2006-03-29)29 March 2006 (age 19) | - | - | C.D. Primeiro de Agosto | v. Zimbabwe, 20 February 2025 |
| FW | Ivone Nhanga | (2002-04-02)2 April 2002 (age 23) | - | - | Malanje Sport Clube | v. Zimbabwe, 20 February 2025 |
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Runners-up: 2008| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1991 | Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1999 | Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||
 2015 | Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 2019 | |||||||||
  2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
 2031 | To be determined | ||||||||
 2035 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | ||
| 1996 | Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||
 2004 | |||||||||
| 2008 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
 2021 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Africa Women Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
| 1991 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
| 1995 | Semi-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
 1998 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||
| 2002 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
| 2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2008 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
| 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2012 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
 2020 | Cancelled | |||||||
 2022 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | Semi Finalist | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| African Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | ||
| 2003 | Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
 2015 | Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2023 | To Be Determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| COSAFA Women's Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 2002 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 2006 | Group stage | ||||||||
| 2008 | - | ||||||||
| 2011 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
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| 2019 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | |
| 2021 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | |
| Total | Group stage | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | |
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