Federação Angolana de Futebol
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| Founded | 1979 |
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| FIFA affiliation | 1980 |
| CAF affiliation | 1980 |
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| Justino Fernandes | |
The Federação Angolana de Futebol (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.
2006 is the first year Angola have got into the World Cup; playing in Group D, losing only 1-0 to Portugal in their first match. Later that year, they successfully bid for the righ to host the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) Official site
- Angola at the FIFA website.
- Angola at CAFONLINE.
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