Cuando Cubango Futebol Clube or simply Cuando Cubango FC is an
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
n sports club from the city of
Menongue
Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a Municipalities of Angola, municipality and the Capital city, capital of Cubango Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 320,914 in 2014. It is one of the four municipalities in Angola whose inh ...
, in the Angolan southern province of
Cuando Cubango. The club was founded as Futebol Clube da Casa Militar.
In 2016, the team secured a place in the
Gira Angola
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 ...
(Angola's second division championship) in
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
after winning the Cuando Cubango province football championship.
In 2017, the club qualified for the Angolan top division, the
Girabola
Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan association football, football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.
The term "Girabola" () is a creation of the nationalist, ...
.
In 2018, the club decided to change the name to Cuando Cubango Futebol Clube.
Financial difficulties
On January 22, 2022, during the
2021-22 Girabola season, the club's management threatened to drop out of the competition, citing financial difficulties related to an expense of 300 million
kwanzas,
but revealing the club was working together with the government of the Cuando Cubango province to find a solution. Due to these circumstances, the club failed to attend an away game against
Petro de Luanda, which resulted in a lost game, as per regulation.
Later, on 10 February, the Angolan government assured that, despite considering that the process of the club's founding was badly handled, Cuando Cubango FC would receive financial support until the end of the 2021-22 Girabola season.
Achievements
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Angolan League: 0
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Angolan Cup: 0
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Angolan SuperCup: 0
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Gira Angola
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 ...
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*Cuando Cubango provincial championship: 1
League and cup positions
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Staff
Manager history
See also
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Girabola
Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan association football, football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.
The term "Girabola" () is a creation of the nationalist, ...
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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 ...
References
External links
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Football clubs in Angola