Santa Rita de Cássia Futebol Clube is an Angolan sports club from the city of Uíge.
The team made its debut in the Gira Angola (Angola's second division championship) in 2016 after winning the Uige province football championship.[1]
In 2016, its debutant year in the second division, the club managed to be promoted to Angola's top flight division, the Girabola.
2017 disaster
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]
