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Wikipedia - Progresso Associação do Sambizanga
Progresso Associação do Sambizanga is an Angolan football club based in Luanda. The club was founded in 1975, as a result of a merger of three clubs: Juventude Unida do Bairro Alfredo (JUBA), Juventista and Vaza.
Progresso do Sambizanga is notably the only club in Girabola to maintain a women's soccer team, even without official competition. They play their home games at the state-owned Estádio da Cidadela.
History
The club made its debut in the Girabola in 1981 and won their only cup title in 1996 after defeating Primeiro de Agosto and qualified into the 1997 CAF Winners' Cup where they challenged with Gabon's FC 105 Libreville and won a goal in the first leg and lost 2–0 in the last, this was their only appearance in the continental competition.
In the 1980s, the club expanded its international relations, Progresso Sambizanga was the first African club to play in the legendary Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.
One of the friendly pre-season matches were in 2012 where they played in Brazil in the Toca de Raposa I with the two popular clubs Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro.
Progresso do Sambizanga was the first African team to play in the Estádio do Maracaña. That occurred in the 1990s at the time when the team was on campus in a 1-2 loss to a team of retired Brazilian footballers.
Sambizanga är en av de mest framgångsrika klubbarna i Angola och har vunnit Angolas Premier League vid sex tillfällen, senast 1989. Klubben har också vunnit Angolas cup fyra gånger, senast 2000.
Sambizanga har representerat Angola i afrikanska klubbturneringar vid ett flertal tillfällen. Klubbens bästa resultat var 2001, då de nådde kvartsfinalen i CAF Champions League.
Sambizanga har en stor och passionerad fanskara och är känd för sin offensivt inriktade spelstil. Klubben har producerat ett antal spelare som har spelat för Angolas landslag, inklusive Hélder Vicente, Fabrício Akwa och Wilson Alegre.