Nickname: Palacas Negras [The Black Sable Antelopes]
Fifa rank: 89
Afcon Group: B
Head coach: Pedro Goncalves
Group Stage fixtures: South Africa [Dec 22], Zimbabwe [Dec 26], Egypt [Dec 29]
Afcon appearances: 10 [1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2023, 2025]
Best Afcon performance: Quarter Final stage [2008, 2010, 2023]
How they qualified: They topped group F with 14 points from a pool that had giants Ghana, Sudan and Niger.
They were unbeaten with 4 wins and 2 draws but scored just seven goals and conceded only two.
Only against Ghana and Sudan did they drop points home and away respectively.
Realistic chance at Afcon 2025: With Egypt and South Africa favourites to clinch the two top positions in the group, Angola has all work to do if they are to get out of the group.
Their biggest undoing is the lack of goals but they can target getting out of the group for the start.
Who is the star of the team: Italy based Zito Andre Sebastiao Luvumbo who features for Cagliari is the player to watch for the Angolans.