Angola women's national football team

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.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Angola national football team.

Angola
Nickname(s)Welwitschias
AssociationAngolan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachLurdes Lutonda
CaptainNone
Top scorerIrene Gonçalves (33)
Home stadiumOmbaka National Stadium
FIFA codeANG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 114 7 (18 December 2020)[1]
Highest82 (December 2003)
Lowest148 (September 2015)
First international
 South Africa 3–1 Angola 
(South Africa; 7 January 1995)
Biggest win
 Angola 4–0 Mozambique 
(Malanje, Angola; 3 May 2008)
Biggest defeat
 South Africa 6–2 Angola 
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 1 February 2004)
 South Africa 4–0 Angola 
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 4 February 2007)
 Eswatini 4–0 Angola 
(Ibhayi, South Africa; 3 August 2019)
African Women's Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1995)
Best resultSemi-Finalist: 1995

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.

History

Beginnings

Angola played their first game against South Africa on 7 January 1995, losing 3–1.

1995 African Women's Championship

Angola entered the 1995 African Women's Championship, against Cameroon, but it withdrew, thus Angola advanced by Walkover and in the Second Round, they played their first official match on the first leg of the Second Round, against South 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 the Welwitschias ended as Semi-Finalists, along with Ghana.

2002 African Women's Championship

Angola participated in the 2002 African Women's Championship qualifiers, against Equatorial Guinea. Both legs were won 3-0 and 3-1 respectively. Second Round matches where against Congo 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 in Nigeria.

This time Angola was along with Zimbabwe, South Africa and Cameroon. 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 the World Cup.

2006 African Women's Championship

The Welwitschias played the 2006 African Women's Championship/2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers against Equatorial 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 the 2006 African Women's Championship or the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup who was held in China PR.

2007 All-Africa Games

Angola entered for the first time to the All-Africa Games Football tournament, in the qualifiers for the 2007 edition in Algeria. Their rival was South 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.

2008 Olympic Games

The Welwitschias debuted on the Olympic Games football tournament qualifiers in the edition of 2008 edition, celebrated in China PR. Angola's first rival was Tanzania, 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.

2010 African Women's Championship

Again, the team entered the 2010 African Women's Championship/2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers in the CAF First Round against Namibia 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.

2011 All-Africa Games

Angola failed to qualify to the 2011 All-Africa Games, celebrated in Mozambique, after losing in aggregate to Zimbabwe by 3–1, after drawing 1–1 and lose 2–0. Also these matches were the last matches that Angola played to the date.

2012 Olympic Games

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 with Namibia once again in a qualification round. They draw both matches by 2–2 and 0–0 respectively, but they lost due to the Away goals rule. Angola was eliminated of the tournament who took place in Great Britain

2014 African Women's Championship

Angola did not entered for the 2014 African Women's Championship/2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers, who was held in Namibia in Autumn 2014.

Home stadium

The Angola women's national football team plays their home matches on the Estádio Nacional de Ombaka.

Honours

Regional
Runners-up: 2008

Achievements

Women's World Cup record
FIFA Women's World Cup finals
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 To Be Determined
Total0/9-------
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games record
Olympic Games
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1996 Did Not Enter
2000
2004
2008 Did Not Qualify
2012
2016
2021
Total0/7000000

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Africa Women Cup of Nations finals
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1991 Did Not Enter
1995Semi-Finals201146
1998 Did Not Enter
2000
2002Group Stage302123
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
TotalSemi Finalist503269

African Games record
African Games
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
Total0/6000000

Honours

African Women's Championship

  • Semi-Finalist: (1) 1995

COSAFA Women's Championship

  • Runners-up: (1) 2008

Coaching staff

As of November 2020

PositionNameRef.
Head coach Lurdes Lutonda

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship. The final squad was announced on 23 October 2020.[3][4][5]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including date month year.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Domingas Kinanga Paulo FC
12 1GK Rita José Tchapesseca
20 1GK Sandrina António Esperança
2 2DF Indira Luis 1º de Agosto
3 2DF Helena Sassoma 1º de Agosto
5 2DF Matondo Matuvova Esperança
13 2DF Fátima Faria Kilamba City
15 2DF Lucinda Domingos 1º de Agosto
18 2DF Henriqueta Serrote 1º de Agosto
4 3MF Lídia Lubano Esperança
6 3MF Sara Luvunga 1º de Agosto
8 3MF Francisca Gaspar Kilamba City
10 3MF Ana Afonso Kilamba City
7 4FW Cristina Makua Esperança
9 4FW Laurinda Maote 1º de Agosto
11 4FW Nsimba Ngoy Esperança
14 4FW Biatriz Augusto Kilamba City
16 4FW Fernanda Teixeira Paulo FC
17 4FW Tereza Evaristo Paulo FC
19 4FW Argentina Jorge Kilamba City

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Angola squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Previous squads
COSAFA Women's Championship

Individual records
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Managers
  • (–present) Lurdes Lutonda

Results and fixtures

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   Fixtures

2020
5 April 2020 (2020-04-05) Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification Angola  Cancelled  Congo
--:-- UTC+1 Cancellation
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification Congo  Cancelled  Angola
--:-- UTC+1 Cancellation
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) COSAFA Women's Championship South Africa  2–0  Angola Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
15:30
Report
6 November 2020 (2020-11-06) COSAFA Women's Championship Comoros  1-1  Angola Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
12:30 Haoudadji  83' Report Makua  66'
9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) COSAFA Women's Championship Angola  4–3  Eswatini Gelvandale Stadium, Port Elizabeth
15:30
  • Augusto  25'
  • Afonso  45+4' (pen.)
  • Makua  57', 90+3' (pen.)
 Report
  • Mgcamphalala  4', 37'
  • Nkambule  31'

Head-to-head records against other teams

Statistics correct as of 23 June 2014

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Cameroon100101-1
 DR Congo2101110
 Equatorial Guinea4301106+4
 Ghana200214−3
 Mozambique110040+4
 Namibia513175+2
 São Tomé and Príncipe110042+2
 South Africa72231321−8
 Eswatini110020+2
 Zimbabwe713348-4
Total31118124648−2

See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. "Angola empata e é eliminada pela Namíbia". ANGOP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. "COSAFA: Convocada pré-selecção Sénior Feminina" [COSAFA: Called for pre-selection for Senior Women] (in Portuguese). Angolan Football Federation. 23 October 2020.
  4. "Esta é a lista definitiva das convocadas para o torneio da COSAFA de 2020 em feminino" [This is the definitive list of the squad for the 2020 COSAFA tournament for women.]. Facebook (in Portuguese). Angolan Football Federation. 24 October 2020.
  5. "South Africa 2-0 Angola". COSAFA. 3 November 2020.
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