Africa-Press – Angola. The death of journalist and adviser to the Angolan Football Federation (FAF), António Muachilela, a fact that has dismayed Angolans, has stained the sports week.
The professional from Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) died Saturday, in Luanda, at the Cardio-Pulmonary Diseases Hospital “Cardeal Dom Alexandre do Nascimento”, at the age of 61.
Born in Nharêa, Bié province, António Muachilela has been an RNA employee for over 40 years, having also held the position of Director of the Institutional Communication and Information Office of the Ministry of Youth and Sports until 2017.
Apart from the unfortunate event, Petro de Luanda qualified, this Sunday, for the semi-finals of the African Basketball League (BAL) by beating ABC da Côte d’Ivoire, by 88-84, in a game of the quarter-finals.
The match, played at the Arena pavilion in Kigali (Rwanda), was decided in the last quarter with successive ties at 73 and 84 points. Carlos Morais was Petro’s top scorer with 18 PTs, followed by Childe Dundão, with 15.
Thus, they are qualified for the next stage, in addition to Petro Luanda who will play in the semi-finals on Wednesday against AS Douanes from Senegal, Al Ahly from Egypt and Stade Malien from Mali.
Still in the basket ball modality, Jean Jacques da Conceição is on the list of the 100 athletes who scored the most in the final stages of the World Championship, as indicated by FIBA.
The former center of 1.o de Agosto, Sport Lisboa e Benfica and the National Team participated in three World Cups, having scored 260 points.
The trophy of the 19th edition of the Men’s Senior Basketball World Championship, taking place from August 25th to September 10th in Japan, Philippines and Indonesia, will be on display in Luanda, starting on Monday.
The cup, in the country since Sunday, will remain on national soil for four days, in a promotion by the International Basketball Federation.
The piece will pass through the 32 countries that will participate in the event, with Luanda being the fourth African capital to receive the “Trophy Tour ́2023”, after Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Praia (Cape Verde) and Cairo (Egypt). .
The program includes exhibitions at the HCTA hotel, Shopping Fortaleza, the Slavery Museum and the Iron Palace.
The National Football Championship “Girabola2022-23” ended this Sunday, at a time when Petro de Luanda was already champion, with 69 points, despite having had a break in the 30th and final round.
1.o de Agosto, in second place, with 61 points, drew 1-1 in the final match against Interclube, at the 22 de Junho stadium, in Luanda. The Police team ended up in fifth position.
After Petro and 1.o de Agosto qualified for the Champions Clubs League, Sagrada Esperança disputes the CAF Cup, as third place, with 55 points. Wiliete, a sensational team, ranked fourth, with 53 points.
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