Academia de Futebol de Angola

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Academia de Futebol de Angola
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Founded28 August 2013;7 years ago (2013-08-28)
Website Club website

Academia de Futebol de Angola or A.F.A. is an Angolan youth academy in Luanda, Angola.

A.F.A. has been sponsored by former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos and was founded on his 67th anniversary. [1]

A.F.A. has been competing in all official provincial and national infant, youth and junior competitions as well as some international tournaments, while supplying players to the U17 and U20 national teams on a regular basis. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "ACADEMIA DESTAQUES 5 ANOS DE AFA CELEBRADOS EM FESTA" (in Portuguese). afa.co.ao. 3 Sep 2018. Retrieved 30 Jan 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "ACADEMIA DE FUTEBOL DE ANGOLA: UM PROJETO ANGOLANO COM FUTURO MUNDIAL" (in Portuguese). ftspy.com. Retrieved 30 Jan 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Maior Escola de Futebol de Angola Ganha Reconhecimento Internacional" (in Portuguese). noticiasdeangola.co.ao. 14 Dec 2017. Retrieved 30 Jan 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "EMISSÁRIOS DA FIFA ENALTECEM TRABALHO DA AFA" (in Portuguese). desporto.sapo.pt. 16 Jul 2015. Retrieved 30 Jan 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. "Futebol: Atletas da AFA serão cadastrados por clubes da La Liga" (in Portuguese). ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 29 Jan 2019. Retrieved 30 Jan 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)