Latest News About Angola Women's National Handball Team

Updated 2026-05-05 16:07

Here’s the latest I can share based on recent public reporting:

Angola won the African Women's Handball Championship in December 2024, securing a place at the World Cup/World Championship events that followed, continuing their status as Africa’s top team in the sport. This underscores Angola’s ongoing dominance on the continental stage and their presence in global competitions.[2]
The team qualified for Paris 2024 (Olympic Games) and then moved on to other major events, with continued European exposure for several players helping raise the level of the squad as they compete on bigger stages. This European experience is cited as a key factor in their sustained performance.[1]
In the Paris 2024 Olympic tournament, Angola faced strong competition, including a narrow loss to the Netherlands in their debut, illustrating the level they’re meeting against top global programs, while several players were already gaining experience in European clubs. This exposure is part of their broader performance trajectory.[3][5]

If you’d like, I can pull more up-to-date specifics (latest match results, current roster, upcoming fixtures) and provide a short, sourced summary.

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2023 World Women's Handball Championship: Why Angola has all the ingredients to keep their position as the top African team

Angola's national handball team have featured in every World Women's Handball Championship since 1990. Following the team’s qualification to the main round at the 2023 edition, Olympics.com spoke to their former coach, Morten Soubak, about what makes the nation so successful in the sport.

www.olympics.com

Angola ease to opening day win - IHF

Carlos Viver opened his world championship account as head coach of Angola with two points as his African championship-winning side saw off Islamic Solidarity Games silver medallists Kazakhstan in the opening game of preliminary group H of the 2025 IHF Women’s World Championship in Trier. Group H Angola vs Kazakhstan 38:20 (21:9)

www.ihf.info

Angola loses in the handball world championship debut

The National Senior Women's Handball Team lost, this Thursday, against France, by 29-30, in a game of the 1st round, ...

www.africa-press.net

Angola's Handball Team Loses in Its Debut

The national senior women's handball team lost on Thursday against Netherland, by 31-34, in their debut at the Paris' 2024 Olympic Games.

allafrica.com

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"It is an amazing feeling, I do not even have words to explain it. We worked very, very hard, and the reward was truly deserved, especially after we lost against the Netherlands, where we hoped to get more out of that match," says Kassoma. A strong line player, which has been cutting her teeth in Europe in the last years, playing for Romanian side Rapid București, Kassoma is aware that her moving to play in Europe, like five of the other 15 Angola players selected for Paris 2024, which are all...