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The Angola national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol de Angola) represents Angola in men's international football and is controlled by the Angolan Football Federation. Nicknamed Palancas Negras (Black Sable antelopes ), the team is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The national football association of Angola is the Federação Angolana de Futebol (FAF). It was founded in 1979, after Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975. The FAF organizes the national football leagues Girabola (1st league) and Gira Angola (2nd league) and is also responsible for the Angolan national team of men and women.
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The Angolan Football Federation (Portuguese: Federação Angolana de Futebol; abbreviated as FAF) is the governing body of football in Angola. It was founded in 1979, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1980. It organizes the national football league Girabola and the national team.
The competition is the successor to the "Campeonato do Estado Ultramarino de Angola".[4]Between 1975 and 1979, this competition did not take place. [4]In 1979, the first edition of the post-independence, the competition was played, consisting of 24 teams, divided into groups of four or six teams, in a competition that started on December 8, 1979.
The Angolan Football Federation (FAF) was founded in 1979 and became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association one year later. However, the team had already played its first international match on 8 February 1976, suffering a 3–2 defeat to Congo in a friendly game .
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