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Angola has participated in the Africa Cup of Nations nine times, made their debut in 1996. The country's best achievement is reaching the quarter-finals in 2008, 2010 and 2023. Angola hosted the 2010 edition.
| Africa Cup of Nations record | Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||||
 1957 | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||
 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1976 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1982 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
 1984 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 1986 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
 1988 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
 1990 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
 1992 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
 1996 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | |||||
 1998 | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||
 2002 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
 2004 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | |||||
| 2008 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | |||||
 2010 | 5th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | ||||||
  2012 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||||
| 2013 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 2015 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||
 2021 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualifications in progress | ||||||||||||||||||
   2027 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
 2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 9/34 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 43 | — | 106 | 48 | 29 | 39 | 151 | 119 | |||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| South Africa | 1–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
Williams  57' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Namibia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
| South Africa | 0–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 3–3 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Lázaro 46' Paulo Silva 67' (pen.)Miguel Pereira 86' | Uri Khob 20', 51' Nauseb 33' |
| Ivory Coast | 5–2 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Guel 8', 23' Tiéhi 43', 81' (pen.)Bakayoko 56' | Paulo Silva 27' Quinzinho 52' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| South Africa | 1–1 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Van Heerden 87' | Report | Manucho 29' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 [a] | |
| 3 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 [a] | |
| 4 |  Malawi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Angola | 4–4 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Flávio 36', 42' Gilberto 67' (pen.)Manucho 74' (pen.) | Report | Keita 79', 90+3' Kanouté 88'Yatabaré 90+4' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Sudan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| A. Traoré 58' | Report | Mateus Galiano 48' Manucho 68' |
| Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Eboué 33' Bony 64' | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Sangweni 30' Majoro 62' | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mauritania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Angola | 2–0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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