Africa-Press – Angola. The head of the youth and sports department of the provincial office of culture, tourism, youth and sports in Cuando Cubango, António Luís Miguel, stated Wednesday, that the mental strength of the players will be the key to dictating the victory of Angola in the game against Nigeria.
In anticipation of the quarter-final match between Angola and Nigeria, as part of the 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations (CAN’2023) in football, taking place in Cote d’Ivoire, António Luís Miguel recognized that the Angolan team has played with an impeccable attitude and with a perfect connection between the three sectors, admitting that there is a lot of mental strength within the athletes and a team spirit that has not been seen for a long time.
This fact, according to the sports agent, makes the team more galvanized, combative and focused on achieving positive results for the benefit of fans in particular and all the Angolan people residing in the country and in the diaspora in general.
He highlighted the attitude of the young player Gilberto, better known as Gibelé, for carrying the team with a joy that infects not only the athletes, but also the technical team.
According to the interlocutor, this attitude of joy helps to forget about any problems and maintain focus on the results, with the relaxation that is necessary to lead the national team to achieve classifications that were not part of the predictions.
Regarding this Friday’s game, he said that the record shows that Nigeria is a great team, taking into account its history and performance, both in Africa and worldwide, but that each game is a different moment.
However, he warned the technical team to study the opponent in advance, to master their performance and the right posture capable of countering all their strengths.
António Luís Miguel highlighted that the constant evolution of the national team is a clear demonstration that it is in the race to compete and compete, on equal terms, with the other teams, contrary to other times when the population no longer believed in the Palancas Negras, having bad results into account.
“The pressure is on Nigeria’s side, taking into account its position in the ranking, but everything points to Angola going to win this game and we can dream of the title”, he predicted, wishing strength to all the athletes and the Palancas technical team. Black.
On the other hand, the physical education teacher also minimized the absence of goalkeeper Neblú, who is serving a punishment, for having been cautioned with a red card, in the round of 16 match, against Namibia, after having blocked the ball with his hand outside the penalty area, a move that carried the seal of a goal.
He also recognized that Dominique also started well and believes that he will continue to do his best in goal for the national team.
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