Overview
- Aliou Cissé has been appointed Angola’s national team coach on a four-year contract a day after he announced he was leaving Libya.
- He replaces French coach Patrice Beaumelle as Angola turns to a high-profile African manager to lead a new cycle.
- His first task is to guide the Palancas Negras through qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
- Angola exited the group stage at the most recent AFCON in Morocco after reaching the quarterfinals in 2023 in Ivory Coast.
- Cissé won the 2021 AFCON with Senegal, was dismissed in October 2024 after nearly a decade in charge, and then spent about a year with Libya that included friendly draws with Niger and Liberia.