Africa-Press – Angola. The secretary general of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MINJUD), Cátia Teixeira, said this Wednesday, in Luanda, that funds had been allocated for Angola’s preparation and participation in CAN`2023, which ended in Côte d’ Ivoire.
This communication from MINJUD follows statements by the president of the Angolan Football Federation (FAF), Artur de Almeida e Silva, on the eve of the continental competition, that the national team prepared with borrowed funds.
At the same time, the leader of the national football governing body said that until the start of the continental competition the federation had received only a fifth of the amount needed and approved for the event, where Angola reached the quarter-finals.
In an explanation to the press, at the Sports Gallery, the person in charge said that kz 1,407,516,708,84 (one thousand million, four hundred and seven million, five hundred and sixteen thousand, seven hundred and eight kwanzas, and eighty-four cents) was given for the operation CAN`2023.
During her approach, Cátia Teixeira added that, in addition to the referenced value, there was an increase of kz 93 031 056 00 (ninety-three million, thirty-one thousand and fifty-six kwanzas).
After progressing to the round of 16, according to the source, MINJUD also made kz 2,230,000,000 00 (two billion, two hundred and thirty million kwanzas) available, contradicting the FAF leader’s statements of lack of support for the National Team. National.
He indicated that previously, through the ministerial secretariat, there was financing for Angola’s double commitment in the Cosafa Cup and participation in qualifying for CAN`2023.
For these two missions, 1,188,046,113 00 (one thousand million, one hundred and eighty-eight million, forty-six thousand, one hundred and thirteen kwanzas) and another 593,355,272 00 (five hundred and ninety-three million, three hundred and fifty-five thousand, two hundred and seventy-two kwanzas) for other expenses of the National Team.
The amount given to the FAF management via the Youth and Sports Support Fund through the 2022-23 program contract between the federation and a consortium constituted by Sonangol, ENDIAMA and SODIAM from 2022-2024.
Overall, Artur Almeida e Silva’s cast received a total of 7,356,077,45816 (seven billion, three hundred and fifty-eight kwanzas, and sixteen cents) from the State.
The National Team reached the quarter-finals, having beaten Mauritania (3-2), Burkina Faso (2-0), Namibia (3-0) in five games, drawn with Algeria (1-1) and lost against of Nigeria (0-1).
Remember, the national team also reached the quarter-finals in the Ghana`2008 and Angola`2010 editions.
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