Africa-Press – Angola. The Welwitschias Mirabilis enter, today, at 15:30, in the last week of preparation at the Cidadela National Stadium, before the trip to South Africa, where they will compete in the 10th edition of the Cosafa Cup, in Port Elizabeth.
As has become a habit, warm-up exercises dominate the start of training sessions, with some runs to improve individual athletic fitness.
In the second part of the work, the technical team will divide the athletes into two groups, for the usual rehearsal of the principles and phases of the game, with emphasis on defensive transitions and departures for offensive actions.
During the preparation, the coaches Sousa Garcia and his assistant, Maninho Loide, will also reserve some time to practice the marking of dead balls (frontal free kicks, lateral free kicks, corner kicks and penalties) and some combined plays for the finalization.
In this afternoon’s training, the technical team should already include goalkeepers Rita, from Clube Desportivo do Exército (CDE), and Sandrina (Clínica Sagrada Esperança), defender Nela (Grupo Recreativo Kilamba), and midfielders. campers Chiquita (GR Kilamba) and Béu (Clínica Sagrada Esperança).
Simba and Djamila (CDE), Lídia Lubano and Yara Lima (Clínica Sagrada Esperança), Ndjusse and Mariza (4 de Junho de Huambo) are the athletes prevented by their clubs to represent the National Team, according to the technical team of Welwitschias Mirabilis .
For the competition stage, the Welwitschias Mirabilis should embark next Monday, with a sports delegation of at least 30 people, including athletes, officials and the head of the delegation.
In the competition, the National Team will play on the 31st of this month, at 2:30 pm, against a similar team from South Africa at the Nelson Mandela Stadium, for the conclusion of Group A of the tournament. In the previous edition, the Angolans and the South Africans drew goalless at the Badibaz Stadium, also for Group A. Before, for the opening of the series and in the same place, at 11:00 am, Mauritius will face Mozambique.
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