The Most Famous

HANDBALL PLAYERS from Angola

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This page contains a list of the greatest Angolan Handball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 420 Handball Players, 8 of which were born in Angola. This makes Angola the birth place of the 18th most number of Handball Players behind Iceland, and Poland.

Top 8

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Angolan Handball Players of all time. This list of famous Angolan Handball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Albertina Kassoma (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 32.71, Albertina Kassoma is the most famous Angolan Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 12 different languages on wikipedia.

Albertina da Cruz Kassoma (born 12 June 1996) is an Angolan handball player for CS Rapid București (handball) and the Angolan national team. She represented Angola at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia and at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018, she was named the best player at the African Women's Handball Championship.

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2. Natália Bernardo (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 32.66, Natália Bernardo is the 2nd most famous Angolan Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 11 different languages.

Natália María Bernardo dos Santos (born 25 December 1986) is an Angolan handball player for Primeiro de Agosto and the Angola women's national handball team. She participated at the 2011 and 2013 World Women's Handball Championships in Brazil and Serbia, and the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Natália was named the best player of the 2016 African Women's Handball Championship.

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3. Azenaide Carlos (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 32.26, Azenaide Carlos is the 3rd most famous Angolan Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 12 different languages.

Azenaide Danila José Carlos (born 14 June 1990), also known as Zizica, is an Angolan handball player for CSM Corona Brașov and the Angolan handball team. She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, and the 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympics. Azenaide had spent her entire career on the Angolan side Primeiro de Agosto. In January 2014, she moved to arch-rival Petro Atlético.

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4. Isabel Guialo (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 32.25, Isabel Guialo is the 4th most famous Angolan Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 12 different languages.

Isabel Evelize Wangimba Guialo, nicknamed Belinha (born 8 April 1990) is an Angolan handball player for Fleury Loiret HB and the Angolan national team. She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2017, she was voted best player of the 2017 Angola women's handball league.

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5. Magda Cazanga (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 31.79, Magda Cazanga is the 5th most famous Angolan Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 12 different languages.

Magda Alfredo Cazanga (born 28 May 1991) is an Angolan handball player for Romanian handball club CS Minaur Baia Mare and the Angolan national team. She competed for the Angolan team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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6. Teresa Almeida (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 28.78, Teresa Almeida is the 6th most famous Angolan Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 9 different languages.

Teresa Patricia De Almeida (born 5 April 1988) nicknamed Bá is an Angolan handball player for Petro de Luanda and the Angolan national team. She represented Angola at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia, the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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7. Juliana Machado (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 22.80, Juliana Machado is the 7th most famous Angolan Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 8 different languages.

Juliana Machado (born 6 November 1994) is an Angolan handball player for Primeiro de Agosto. She is a member of the Angolan national team. She competed at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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8. Helena Sousa (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 18.13, Helena Sousa is the 8th most famous Angolan Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Helena Chidi Cawela Sousa (born 7 November 1994) is an Angolan handball player for Saint-Amand Handball and the Angolan national team. In 2019, she represented Angola at the 2019 African Games and at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.

People

Pantheon has 8 people classified as Angolan handball players born between 1986 and 1996. Of these 8, 8 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Angolan handball players include Albertina Kassoma, Natália Bernardo, and Azenaide Carlos. As of April 2024, 8 new Angolan handball players have been added to Pantheon including Albertina Kassoma, Natália Bernardo, and Azenaide Carlos.

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