Among those called up, five play in Portugal, namely goalkeeper Ricardo Batista, from Casa Pia, defenders Jonathan Buatu and Sandro Cruz, from Gil Vicente, midfielder Keliano, from Estrela de Amadora, and forward Depú, from Gil Vicente.
Angolan defender Bastos Quissanga, from Botafogo do Rio de Janeiro, returned to the squad after three years of absence on the orders of the FAF board, due to alleged indiscipline. His call-up comes days after several Angolans, via social media, promised not to support the Angolan national team if the central defender, who is in great form at Botafogo, was not called up.
Angola will face Ghana on 5 September, in Kumasi, Ghana, and four days later, they will host Sudan in Luanda, in the first and second rounds.
The biggest African football tournament will be held from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, in Morocco.
List of players called up:
- Goalkeepers: Neblú (1.° de Agosto), Ricardo Baptista (Casa Pia/Portugal) and António Dominique (Etoile Carouge/France);
- Defenders: Bastos Quissanga (Botafogo/Brazil), David Carmo (Olympiacos/Greece), Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce/Italy), Jonathan Buatu (Gil Vicente/Portugal), Clinton Mata (Lyon/France), Núria Fortuna (KAA Gent/Belgium), Jordy Gaspar (Pau FC/France), Sandro Cruz (Gil Vicente/Portugal) and Pedro Bondo (Petro de Luanda);
- Midfielders: Fredy Ribeiro (Bodrumspor/Turkey), Maestro (Adana Demirspor/Turkey), Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano/Spain), Keliano (Estrela da Amadora/Portugal), Show (FC Dallas/United States) and Estrela (Boluspor/Turkey);
- Forwards: Gelson Dala (Al-Wakrah/Qatar), Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari/Italy), Manuel Benson (Burnley/England), Zini Salvador (AEK Athens/Greece), Mabululu (Al Ahly Tripoli/Libya), Milson (Red Star/Serbia) and Depú (Gil Vicente/Portugal).
