The Angolan football Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Angolanfootball.
The competition was established in 1980, whose format, in the first two editions, consisted of teams made up of the best players in each province, the so-called (selecção provincial). Starting from the 1982 season, the competition officially adopted the current club format.
The club format was established in 1982 following an unofficial cup competition won by Nacional de Benguela in 1980 and by TAAG in 1981.[1] It is a knockout (one or two-leg elimination) tournament.