Luis Goncalves Goalkeeper Hipolito Mario Joao Ricardo Joao Ferreira Luis Joao Defence Antonio Lebo-Lebo Carlos Alfonso Joao Pereira Luis Delgado Manual Cange Marco Abreu Marcos Airosa Rui Marques Midfield Andre Macanga Antonio Mendonca Edson de Jesus Nobre Marcos Joaquim Mateus da Costa Nsimba Baptista Paulo Figueiredo Attack Amado Flavio Andre Buengo Arsenio Cabungula Fabrice Maieco Mantorras | After 6 attempts, Angola finally managed to qualify for the World Cup, where they had to wait 22 long years to finally qualify (last time was in Mexico, 1984).
Angola barely made it into the World Cup competition, after stealing what many thought would be Nigeria's spot. Angola is coached under Goncalves, who secured qualification with a relatively young squad, many of whom he had led to the African Under-20 title back in 2001. Matches
Group DAngola vs Portugal Cologne - RheinEnergie Stadion on 11 June, 2006 @ 20:00 Preview | { Review } | { Diary } Group D Mexico vs Angola Hannover - Niedersachsenstadion on 16 June, 2006 @ 20:00 Preview | { Review } | { Diary } Group D Iran vs Angola Leipzig - Zentralstadion on 21 June, 2006 @ 15:00 Preview | { Review } | { Diary } |