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Bento dos Santos Kangamba (Moxico, born July 6, 1965) is a businessman, politician and former general officer of Angolan Army and owner of the football team Kabuscorp Sport Clube do Palanca. [1] [2] Born in Moxico in Angola, but was in the Lunda provinces that grew. He worked in the area of logistics and was one of the drivers of the sale so ...
The national football association of Angola is the Federação Angolana de Futebol (FAF). It was founded in 1979, after Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975. The FAF organizes the national football leagues Girabola (1st league) and Gira Angola (2nd league) and is also responsible for the Angolan national team of men and women.
The Angolan Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Angolanas) or FAA is the military of Angola.The FAA consist of the Angolan Army (Exército Angolano), the Angolan Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angolana) and the National Air Force of Angola (Força Aérea Nacional de Angola).
Angola and the United States have maintained cordial diplomatic relations since 1993. Before then, antagonism between the countries hinged on Cold War geopolitics, which led the U.S. to support anti-government rebels during the protracted Angolan Civil War.
The Angola national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol de Angola) represents Angola in men's international football and is controlled by the Angolan Football Federation. Nicknamed Palancas Negras (Black Sable antelopes ), the team is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation. [2] The term "Girabola" (lit. ' spin ball ') is a creation of the nationalist, radio broadcaster and sports reporter Rui Carvalho, in 1972, at a time when the Angolan championship was still officially called "Campeonato do Estado Ultramarino de Angola".
Army football released its depth chart ahead of the Temple game on September 26.
Segundona aka Torneio de Apuramento (Qualification Tournament) or Gira Angola is the 2nd division of Angolan football (soccer). It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation and gives access to Angola's top tier football division Girabola. Unlike most league systems worldwide, Angola does not have a regular second-tier league system.