Africa-Press – Angola. The improvement of the technical and tactical systems was the basis of the training game held this Wednesday by Académica do Lobito, in preparation for the reception of the La Passe team, from the Seychelles Islands, this Sunday, in the first leg of the “Nelson Mandela Cup” ”.
The challenge is scheduled for the Tundavala stadium, in Lubango, Huíla province, due to ongoing works at 11 de Novembro, in Luanda, and the unavailability of Buraco, in Lobito, and Ombaka, in Benguela.
Speaking to Rádio Lobito, the team’s head coach, Agostinho Tramagal, said that he gave priority to defensive aspects, especially high blood pressure, playing at altitude, and a lot of conversation with the athletes.
“There was a lot of intensity in the Friendship Tournament, so we preferred to do the training game with a group of athletes who will only be part of Girabola. We will perfect the physical and tactical condition, ”he revealed.
Agostinho Tramagal was peremptory in stating that he will use the available players, because the team managed to register only two reinforcements, Macussa and Ponó, but continues to evaluate other athletes.
Asked about knowledge of the opponent, he only said that it is an experienced team, that has already participated several times in the champions league and in the Nelson Mandela cup, but that he did not have contact with any video to observe his tactics.
“Even in the dark, without great data on the opponent, we will try to take advantage of the youth we have and the home factor, fundamentally”, assured the coach.
The team will do the last training session on Friday to travel on Saturday, the same day that they will recognize the pitch, at the end of the day, so as not to feel the altitude too much, despite being an already known field, according to the coach.
The Tundavala Stadium, built as part of the CAN, in 2010, has the capacity to accommodate 21 thousand and 15 spectators, and has been benefiting from restoration works for a year, which allowed the return of quality to the grass and the complete restoration of the changing rooms.
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