Africa-Press – Angola. The national senior women’s handball team faces a similar team from Senegal, in the first round of the Pre-Olympic Tournament taking place in Luanda (Angola), from the 11th to the 14th of October.
This is the second match in just over a year when they met in the semi-finals of the 2022 African Championship, in Dakar, with Angola winning 24-21.
A hard-earned triumph at the time, the African champions needed extra time to confirm their superiority, after a 20-goal draw in regulation time.
If in that event the Senegalese women had the support of their audience, this time the Angolan women will enjoy the warmth of the spectators, in the Kilamba Multiúsos pavilion.
According to a communication from the African Handball Confederation (CAHB), published on its official website, the opening round also includes the match between the teams of Congo and Cameroon.
In the second round, the Angolan team, coached by Vivaldo Eduardo, faces the Democratic Republic of Congo, a team they defeated 35-22 in the previous continental championship.
On the same day, Senegal plays Cameroon.
At the end of the competition, the national team will face Cameroon. Last African, Angola beat this same opponent in the final, 29-19.
Senegal and DRC evolve later.
In this event, Angola is looking for its 10th appearance at the Olympic Games.
The continental champions made their debut in competitions of this kind in the Atlanta 1996 edition, and their last appearance was in Tokyo 2021.
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