Angola women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Welwitschias |
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| Association | Federação Angolana de Futebol |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) |
| Head coach | Manuel Augusto |
| Captain | None |
| Top scorer | Irene Gonçalves (33) |
| Home stadium | Ombaka National Stadium |
| FIFA code | ANG |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | NR (26 August 2016) |
| Highest | 82 (December 2003) |
| Lowest | 148 (September 2015) |
| First international | |
 South Africa 3–1 Angola  (South Africa; January 7, 1995) |
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| Biggest win | |
Angola 4–0 Mozambique  (Malanje, Angola; May 3, 2008) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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South Africa 6–2 Angola (Johannesburg, South Africa; February 1, 2004) South Africa 4–0 Angola (Johannesburg, South Africa; February 4, 2007) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 0 |
| African Women's Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1995) |
| Best result | Semi-Finalist: 1995 |
The Angola women's national football team represents Angola in international women's football and it is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Their best place on the FIFA Rankings was the 82nd place, on 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.
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.
Angola played their first game against South Africa on January 7, 1995, losing 3–1.
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 January 7, 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.
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