Manucho might have played his last game for the National team under Manuel Jose.
The forward arrived late (along with Flavio) to the team camp prior to the friendly against Cameroon, according to Manuel Jose.
Flavio apologised to the coach but was still sent home, although Manuel Jose noted his apology and would later select him for [...]

The squad to face the Cape Verde and Senegal has been announced.
All eyes will be on Dominique Kivuvu who plays for N.E.C in Netherlands. Kivuvu will probably make his first appearance in an Angola shirt since finally opting to play for the Palancas Negras.
He had been hoping to play for the Dutch Olympic team [...]

The Palancas Negras recorded a convincing win over Togo in their latest friendly match played in August 12.
Manuel Jose played two different sides on each half of the game.
The Girabolistas (Angolan league players) + Mantorras all played in the first half of the match and struggled to break-down an unimpressive Togo side. The only [...]

FIFA announced that there will be no more age limit to those players who want to switch their National allegiance, as long as they have not played for the senior National team.
The rule change will benefit many African Nations as there are many players with african backgrounds who can gain from this change.
Angola would [...]

Manuel Jose announced his first squad since becoming the National team Manager.
Originally, Manuel Jose left out the Angolan league’s top scorers (Love and David) because he was not aware of their form, although he later called them in place of Andre Makanga (who was not released by his club) and the injured Santana. The unavailability [...]

The Angolan FA (FAF) have announced that they have signed former Al Ahly coach Manuel Jose for a period of a year, with the option of extending the contract for two more years.
In the press conference, the FAF president Justino Fernandes also noted that Luis Felipe Scolari and Paulo Cesar Carpeggiani were contacted and considered [...]

Following the negative results and terrible perfomances of the national team, the FAF has parted company with manager Mabi De Almeida.
Mabi De Almeida’s period as the national team manager was without a doubt one of the worst periods in the history of Angolan football.
The national team failed to win their last 4 friendly matches, and [...]

The Palancas Negras are currently going through their worst possible phase.
Following the humiliation at the hands of Mali, faithful fans expected a tactical improvement from the National team. When the fixture against Cape Verde was announced, some fans complained that the opposition was not capable of trully testing the National team- Cape Verde turned out [...]

The Angolan national team suffered an embarrassing defeat by Mali in Wednesday’s friendly.
The Palancas created several chances in the first few minutes of the match but could not convert their chances. However, the highlight of the match is definetely the defensive errors made by the Angolan players. The vulnerability of the Angolan defence was beyond [...]

Manucho Goncalves has been loaned to Hull City for the rest of the season.
The deal is a perfect opportunity for the Angolan forward to establish himself in the Premiership. He is expected to feature (as a substitute) in Hull City’s next game against Arsenal.
The deal is good news for both Manucho and the Angolan national [...]