Santa Rita de Cássia Futebol Clube is an Angolan sports club from the city of Uíge.
[1] The club is named after Italian saint Rita of Cascia in whose honor a sanctuary was built at the village of Casseche, Uíge city, where an annual pilgrimage is held.
On February 10, 2017, shortly after the inaugural match of the 2017 Girabola between home team Santa Rita de Cássia and Recreativo do Libolo, one of the access gates of Estádio 4 de Janeiro collapsed as access was made free and attendants tried to force their way into the stadium.
As a result, 17 people were trampled to death and 76 injured, 5 of whom with life-threatening injuries.
[2] Santa Rita de Cássia's season-by-season performance since 2011: