Africa-Press – Angola. The direction of the Angolan Handball Federation (FAAN) meets with the technical team of the National Junior Women’s Team to address issues inherent to the preparation of the World Championship of the category, to be held next July in Slovenia.
The fact was revealed, yesterday, by the president of the governing body, José do Amaral “Maninho” at the end of the ceremony that marked the conquest of the ninth continental title in the trajectory that began in 1998, in Ivory Coast, under the command of by Bertlin Nelson.
The start of work, the goal to be achieved on the competition stage and the three-month pre-competitive stage, in Hungary, will dominate the encounter. “All I can say at the moment is that we will try to fight for the top places. The other additional information we will make public after the meeting with the technical team”, said the president of FAAND.
Just yesterday, after arriving at 4 de Fevereiro International Airport, the African champions boarded the electric trio and carried out a procession through some arteries of the capital that culminated in the Bay of Luanda, attended by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Ana Paula do Sacramento. Neto and Luísa Grilo Education.
The governor of Luanda, Ana Paula de Carvalho, the vice-president of the African Handball Confederation, Pedro Godinho, the president of the Paralympic Committee, Leonel da Rocha Pinto, as well as other personalities, were present at the simple tribute.
On the occasion, Ana Paula do Sacramento Neto underlined the fact that the athletes had fulfilled the goal they had set themselves to achieve in the 28th edition that the city of Conakry hosted from the 17th to the 27th of February.
“Promise made, promise kept. On your side, the first place on the podium, on ours this warm welcome, but we won’t stop here, we know that we have a great responsibility. of seniors awaits you, we must also make a careful preparation”, said the minister.
On behalf of her companions, the captain, Stélvia Pascoal, began by saying that the tribute symbolizes the effort by the 23 members of the Angolan delegation that was present in Conacry and the effort to rescue the title lost in 2019.
Stélvia also underlined that the title is a reflection of the hard work during the five weeks of preparation in Luanda.
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