Clube Recreativo da Caála, commonly known as just Caála, is a soccer club based in Huambo

Huambo

Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa , is the capital of Huambo province in Angola. The city is located about 220 km E from Benguela and 600 km SE from Luanda. The city's last known population count was 225,268...

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Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

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History

CR Caála was founded on 24 June 1944 and competing in Angola's top level league, which is the Girabola

Girabola

Girabola is the top division of Angolan football, and it is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League.- History :...

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The management of Recreativo da Caála dismissed on Monday [3rd May] the Portuguese Victor Manuel as the coach of the football club.
Also according to the same source, the team also sacked the assistant coach Jorge Prisca and Fernando Pereira, goalkeepers coach.
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Notable coaches

Jorge Paixão (2008) Rui Gregório (2009) † Mabi de Almeida

Mabi de Almeida

Álvaro "Mabi" de Almeida was an Angolan professional football coach.-Career:De Almeida was appointed Manager of the Angolan national team in November 2008, having previously been the Assistant Coach. In April 2009, the Angola Football Federation announced that although Mabi de Almeida's position...

 † (2010) Vitor Manuel Motas Fernandes (2011)

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League
  CAF Champions League
  The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
  
  : 1 appearance

2011

2011 CAF Champions League

The 2011 CAF Champions League was the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...

 - First Round

Current squad

Management

Secretary: Pacheco de Sousa

Chairman: Horácio Mosquito

Vice president: Moisés Feliciano

Administrative manager: Eduardo Cunjuca

Finance manager: Armindo Sikola

General manager: Jorge Pereira

Sports

Head coach:
Assistant coach:
Goalkeeper coach:
Technical coach: Nuno Guia

Notable players

Angola Wilson Alegre

Wilson Edgar Pereira Alegre

Wilson Edgar Pereira Alegre is an Angolan football goalkeeper who currently plays for 1º de Agosto.-Career:Wilson has played for Recreativo Caála since 2008, and has been their number 1 ever since.-International career:...

 Gonçalo Santana António Arcânio Chitaca Calenda Antonio Miranda Carlos Daco Dilson Edu Castigo Eduardo Leite Carlos Madiokoka Eldon Maquemba

Eldon Maquemba

Eldon Martins Maquemba is an Angolan footballer–Portuguese footballer who plays for Đồng Tâm Long An F.C.- Career :Some of his other former teams are Clube Oriental de Lisboa. Clube Desportivo dos Olivais e Moscavide, A.D...

 Mateus Mauro Osvaldo Lázaro Manuel Pedro Hermenegildo Pimentel Quinzinho Yuri Zico

Brazil Glauco Kemerson

Cape Verde

• Wilson Gonçalves

Congo Yulu Nguandjo

Mozambique Sebastião Soares

Nigeria Femi Joseph

Femi Joseph

Joseph Femi Olatubosun is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for Clube Recreativo da Caála.- Career :...

Portugal Chevela Jaco Mauro Bastos Carlos Padre Palhares

Zambia Henri Milanzi Elijah Tana

Elijah Tana

Elijah Tana is a former Zambian footballer.-International career:The defender represented the Zambian national team at the African Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2006...

Notable staff members

Vice president: Filipe Coelho

Finance director: Loty Nolica

General manager: Luis Antonio Monteiro

Director of Sport: Anthony Luis Geral Minho

Team chef: João Kodia

External links

• Official site