Africa-Press – Angola. With the aim of improving the performance of the last edition and guaranteeing a spot for the World Cup, the national junior men’s handball team travels today, at 1:00 pm, to Kigali, Rwanda, stage of the African Cup of Nations (CAN), taking place on 20 the 27th of the current.
Under the guidance of William Almeida, today, at 6:30 am, the Angolan team trains for the last time at Cidadela’s Main Pavilion, where it will dedicate special attention to improving technical and tactical content.
The press learned from the coach that the group will work on the 6-0 and 5-1 defensive systems, combined with organized attack and transitions. After a month of training, William Almeida considers the preparation positive, despite the lack of training.
“The balance is satisfactory, as there has been a significant evolution. With the conditions at our disposal, good field and adequate material, we have no reason to complain. The pre-competitive stage was lacking. .
Clinically, added the coach, the team is doing well, with the exception of some injuries that are easy to recover from. “On a psychological level, motivation is high. Therefore, we are confident of having a good campaign”, he assured.
Yesterday morning, the athletes took the Covid-19 screening test, and in the afternoon they performed the final control game, against Grupo Desportivo da Hadja. In the CAN, the national “seven” play in the preliminary phase inserted in Group A, alongside the similar ones from Tunisia, Morocco, Rwanda and Central African Republic. The selections of Egypt (champion), Algeria, Congo and Libya constitute B.
Angola debuts, on Saturday at 14:00, against Tunisia. On Sunday, William Almeida’s men face the Central African Republic. On the 22nd, the national “seven” rests due to a calendar imperative.
The following day, the “Pequenos Guerreiros” will face Morocco and close the group stage against the host, Rwanda. According to the competition calendar, the two best teams from each series qualify for the semi-finals, while the the others play the classifications from the fifth to the eighth place of the classification table.
Emanuel Ngunza, Paulo Gonga, José Chicola, José Diata, Hugo Bilumbo, Gabriel Sebastião, José dos Santos, Sérgio Constantino, Garcia Malandua, Estêvão Gomes, Cristóvão Lisboa, Euclides João, Pedro Domingos, Rúben José, Santana Kanguar and Elias Chequete are the William Almeida’s elected officials for “operation” Kigali.
Pedro Domingos, captain of the national team, recently stated that representing the national team is a source of satisfaction for any athlete. “With the colors of the flag, we will represent millions of Angolans. For us it is an honor beyond measure. It is a reason for rejoicing for any athlete. It is a supreme dream, regardless of the modality. We will prove that we are worthy of the trust placed in us. get back on the podium.”
Yuri Fernandes and Constantino Diboxi (assistant coaches), Zola Bunga (physiotherapist), Euclides Kissanga (scouting technician) are also part of the delegation headed by Domingos Nascimento.
Declerck Sibo reinforces Póvoa Handball Club
After his experience at Qatar Sport Club, Angolan international Declerck Sibo, right back, 28 years old, 87 kilos, 1.94 meters, reinforces the front line of Póvoa Andebol Clube, emblem of the Portuguese first division championship.
The presentation of Sibo took place last Friday, and the player must represent the colors of Póvoa for a season (2022/23). In the city of Varzim, the Angolan ace, from the National Team and 1º de Agosto, said that “I came to this project with body and soul. I already feel Póvoa”, reads the club’s official Facebook page.
Declerck Sibo is national champion, title won in April, after 1º de Agosto’s triumph over Interclube. Póvoa is a club that emerged on January 10, 2003, from a group of friends of the sport and ex-practitioners of Clube Desportivo da Póvoa, who had disinvested in the sport.
The senior squad is a team that encourages new athletes, and its formation is composed of the levels of bambis, minis, children, initiates and youth, all of them male.
In the history there are titles won in international tournaments, such as the Maia Handball Cup, at regional level in the most varied levels and a third place in the National Children’s Meeting in Braga’2015, and a consecration in the Second Division of Juveniles, achieved in 2018 in Póvoa from Varzim.
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