Africa-Press – Angola. The National Football Team lost, this Thursday, to the Ghana counterpart, by 0-1, in a game for the third round of group E, played in Kumasi, for the qualifiers for the 2024 African Championship.
The opponent’s goal was scored in the last seconds of the six minutes of added time, by Antoine Semenyo.
In the match, held at the Baba Yara Stadium, national coach Pedro Gonçalves chose Neblu, from 1.o de Agosto, instead of the usual Hugo Marques, from Petro, a bet that resulted in the inviolability of the Angolan goal until just 30 seconds from the final whistle .
In the move, preceded by a foul at the entrance to the penalty area, Neblu still incompletely defended the shot placed, but after the ball hit the side post, Antoine Semenyo appeared for the right amendment, with the Angolan defenders completely defeated.
In history, Angola withstood the very high pressure of the hosts until close to the first 20 minutes, starting to play, also, some dangerous plays. Ary Papel, M’Bala Nzola, Hélder Costa, Gelson Dala and Fredy were the most advanced units of the Palancas Negras.
The break came with a null result.
In the resumption, contrary to the first half, it was Angola that took the initiative in the game and the balance was evident until substitutions were made that resulted in weaknesses for the Angolan attack.
Now without Ary Papel, M’Bala Nzola, Hélder Costa, Gelson Dala and Fredy on the field, the opponent, until then with a lot of defensive caution, moved up their lines of attack and the national defense came under more pressure until the fatal moment.
With this result, Angola remains in second place in the classification with four points, the same as the Central African Republic, third, who beat Madagascar, by 3-0.
Ghana now has seven points, at a time when, depending on itself, Angola is obliged to win the last clash on Monday, the 27th, at the 11 de Novembro stadium, in Luanda, to guarantee its presence in the CAN of the Côte d’Azur. ‘Ivoire, scheduled for this year but moved to next year.
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