[1][2] Progresso do Sambizanga is notably the only club in Girabola to maintain a women's soccer team, even without official competition.

[citation needed] They play their home games at the state-owned Estádio da Cidadela.

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.

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.

When it comes to women's football in Angola, Progresso do Sambizanga is undeniably a benchmark and a force to reckon with.