Africa-Press – Angola. Beating France, as happened in 2007, is a possible objective, according to the center of the senior women’s national handball team, Juliana Machado, as she looks forward to the World Championship, from 29 November to 17 December, in Denmark , Norway and Sweden.
After training, at Kilamba’s Multiusos pavilion, in Luanda, before embarking on Sunday for a training camp in Hungary, until the 27th, the player raised the bar in her prediction of the game against the Olympic champion, adding that the preparation and determination of the group allows think positive.
“Angola already beat France in the 2007 World Cup, 29-27, even though they were playing at home. So we are determined to make it happen again, with dedication, concentration and tactical discipline”, he reiterated.
Versatile, post on the field can also play the role of full-back or right winger, the experienced 29-year-old player, however, considers group D in Angola to be difficult, where in addition to the French teams there are Iceland and Slovenia.
He stated that Slovenia is recognized as a world class team in women’s handball, being reserved about Iceland, an opponent he knows only through watching videos shown by the technical team throughout the preparation.
Regarding the Four Nations tournament, in one of the cities of Norway, in the last stage of preparation, before the world cup, he says that his expectations are good given that Poland, Iceland and the host country are teams that can help Angola improve its game .
At the 2007 World Championship, in France, from the 2nd to the 16th of December, Angola obtained its best classification ever, seventh place alongside opponents from other sporting realities.
In group C, Jerónimo Neto’s team, in memory, lost in their debut against Norway (26-32), beat Australia (33-22) and the Dominican Republic (41-20), in the first phase.
It was in the next phase, of two groups of six teams each, that the “Pearls” achieved a historic victory against the very powerful France, 29-27. They also beat Croatia (34-28), North Macedonia (33-25 and defeated Russia (27-40), the latter ended up world champion.
With three wins and one defeat, the national team secured a historic passage to the quarter-finals, where they ended up losing to Germany by three points (33-36), thus leaving them in seventh place, the best ranking for the senior women’s team.
Vivaldo Eduardo’s squad:
Goalkeeper
Teresa de Almeida Bá
Martha Alberto
Aminata kanka
Centrals
Chelcia Gabriel
Isabel Guialo
Helena Paulo
Pivots
Albertina Cassoma
Liliana Venâncio
Liliane Mario
Right sides
Azenaide Carlos
Juliana Machado
Left sides
Stelvia Pascoal
Bernadeth Belo
Right tips
Natália Fonseca
Dolores Rosario
Left tips
Natalia Bernardo
Marília Quizelete
MC
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