Sport

Football is Angola's most popular sport. This is one of the Unique Cultural Characteristics In Angola. The Palancas Negras are the national soccer team (Black Panthers). The soccer team qualified for the 2006 Fifa World Cup, the world's largest soccer competition. The majority of Angolan players work in Portugal and France. Women's football teams have been playing organized games in Angola since 1993, and the Campeonato Provincial de Luanda has had a league operation in Angola since 1995, albeit limited to the province of Luanda.

Since the late 15th century, Angola has been a Portuguese colony, and it was the Portuguese that promoted football there. Angolan football is still shaped by its Portuguese history and links, as evidenced by a number of affiliates of the Portuguese clubs Benfica Lisbon and Sporting Lisbon.

The Federaço Angolana de Futebol is Angola's national football association (FAF). It was established in 1979, following Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975. The FAF organizes the national football leagues Girabola (1st league) and Gira Angola (2nd league), as well as the Angolan men's and women's national teams. Additionally, Basketball and handball are two more popular sports in Angola, and the country has done well in important regional and international championships.