Africa-Press – Angola. The technical secretary of FC Bravos do Maquis, Paulo Tomás, assured that the management is working on preparing a budget to be submitted in the coming days to the official sponsor, SODIAM, EP, with a view to covering the costs of participating in the group stage of the Confederation Cup.The estimated cost of participating in the continental competition will be set based on the costs of travel routes to Algeria and Tunisia, in North Africa, and Zambia, in the East, where the Angolan club will face SC Sfaxien, CS Constantine and Simba in Group A, according to Paulo Tomás.
“We are looking at the most viable travel routes so that we can have a good competition”, he assured.
The secretary defended adequate and viable planning to avoid constraints and provide “excellent” working conditions, travel, accommodation and training for the technical team and players.
“We will plan variables A, B and C in the best possible way in order to create all the requirements so that our technical team and players can dedicate themselves and think only about what the games will be like”, he highlighted.
In the sports chapter, Paulo Tomás expressed concern about the team’s performance given the change in the match venue, which could affect the performance. The Confederation of African Football banned Tundavala, as it did not meet Type A requirements, and gave a positive rating to the 11 de Novembro Stadium.
The official argues that the ideal scenario would be to hold games at the Mundunduleno Stadium, in the city of Luena, the club’s headquarters. The lack of a CAF-certified venue forces the team from the East to hold matches away from their natural habitat.
“It always hurts. We won’t be playing in front of our fans, but it would be important to have them with us. We were very well received in Lubango and we are grateful for all the support we received. Unfortunately, CAF had already made recommendations for some improvements to the Tundavala Stadium, where we were adapting,” he lamented.
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