Africa-Press – Angola. The Palancas Negras travel today, early in the morning from Johannesburg to the city of Port Louis, where they will play this Sunday, at 2:00 pm, against the Dodôs or Club M of Mauritius, at the Côte d’Or National Complex Stadium, in challenge referring to the 1st leg of the first qualifying round, for the final stage of the African Cup of Nations (CHAN), next year, in Algeria.
The second leg is scheduled for 30th of the current, at 17:00, at Estádio Nacional 11 de Novembro, in Luanda. After landing in Mauritius, the National Team carries out a training session in the afternoon to recover the players.
On the game’s stage, the Angolans train only on Saturday, at the time of the match, for coach Pedro Gonçalves to correct some details of the athletes’ movements during the process of the challenge for the construction of offensive actions and defensive recovery.
To Port Louis, Pedro Gonçalves takes goalkeepers Neblu, Augusto Mualucano and Cambila, defenders Tô Carneiro, Danilson, Razão, Kinito and Hossi, midfielders Aisson, Higino, Herenilson, Maya, Megue and Victoriano Lucoquessa and the forwards Zine Salvador, Bito, Julinho, Dilson, Lépua and Vanilson.
In addition to the athletes and coach, there are also coaches Victor Gouveia, Love Cabungula, Carlos Évora, Daniel Muemba “Chila”, Agostinho Costa, Felisberto Direito, George Quistão, Pedro Quifucussa, Raimundo Ngongue, Oliveira Huango, António Muachilela (journalist) and Artur Vilinga, head of the sports delegation.
After withdrawing from the COSAFA Cup, on the 10th of this month, the Palancas Negras started preparing on the 12th of this month, in Durban, for the challenge against the Dodôs or Club M.
In the tournament, Angola started with triumphs against the Coelacanths of the Comoros Islands (3-1) and Piratas of the Seychelles Islands (3-0), at the Rei Zwelithini Stadium, for the first and second rounds of Group A. Botswana Zebras, 0-1, for the third and final round of the tournament.
Last night, the National Team left the city of Durban for Johannesburg, where it stayed overnight and today it leaves for Port Louis.
Before the departure to Johannesburg, the Angolans carried out a normal preparation session in Durban, focused on the collective action arrangements during the game phases, due to the cancellation of the training match with the formation of the South African first football league. , TS Galaxy FC, for irregularities at the sports venue in KwaZulu-Natal.
During the work, the technical staff gave priority to testing with the ball, with emphasis on the circulation and recovery of ball possession.
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