Africa-Press – Angola. Center forward Cristina Matiquite and winger Rosa Gala, both athletes from 1o de Agosto, will reinforce Interclube’s senior women’s basketball team, on loan, in the Champions Clubs’ Cup, from December 8 to 21, in Maputo , Mozambique.
According to the director for Basketball at 1o de Agosto, Joaquim Gomes “Kikas”, the management of Interclube requested, at the end of the Dipanda Tournament, the loan of the two Angolan internationals to reinforce their team in the continental competition.
As a result of the good relations between the two emblems, the request was promptly answered and the two players start working today at the 28 de Fevereiro pavilion, under the command of the Spanish coach Julián Martinez.
After the confirmation of the absence of center Angelina Golome, Cristina Matiquite arrives at Interclube to reinforce position five, and join Jessica Malagi, Luísa Tomás and Nadir Manuel, just to name a few.
In the same position is also an American player, who should arrive this week, according to the strong man of basketball in the Police team, Edson Quixito.
The extreme Rosa Gala needs no introduction. The player will reinforce positions two and three. With the integration of the two Angolan internationals, the Interclube team is stronger.
Edson Quixito assured our newspaper that the idea is to form a strong, combative team capable of winning the continental trophy, which is in the possession of Ferroviário de Maputo.
“We want to put together a strong team capable of winning this competition. For this reason, we are investing heavily in the squad, with players with above average quality. In addition to the players who start working today, we are going to add two more athletes from the United States from America, which should arrive in the country this week”.
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