Africa-Press – Angola. The Angolan National Team trained this Tuesday afternoon, at the Liceu Técnico, on the outskirts of the city of Bouaké, behind closed doors, avoiding possible looks from direct opponents in this CAN`2023, which is taking place in Côte d`Ivoire.
Not even the Angolan press managed to glimpse any tactical action by the national team on the field. During the 15 minutes allowed, the athletes did nothing more than stretch and run slowly.
After the game with Algeria (1-1), this Monday, Angola will face Mauritania on Saturday for the second round of group D.
During training, Portuguese coach Pedro Gonçalves also chose not to appoint any representative for interviews generally permitted in situations of this kind.
After the valiant draw with two-time champion Algeria, at the Estádio da Paz, a victory for the Palancas Negras against Mauritania would practically place Angola in the round of 16 of this 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations.
24 teams participate in the competition, divided into six groups, with the first two in each and the four best third-placed teams qualifying for the “eighth”.
Constitution of the Angola team:
Goalkeepers: Neblú (1.o de Agosto), Gelson (Interclube), Kadu (Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal) and Dominique (Etoile Corouge, Switzerland).
Defenses: Tó Carneiro, Eddie Afonso, Inácio dos Santos and Quinito (Petro de Luanda), Jonathan Buatu (Valenciennes, Switzerland), Kialonda Gaspar (Estrela da Amadora, Portugal), Loide Augusto (Alanyasport, Turkey), Núrio Fortuna (Gent, Belgium).
Midfielders: Fredy (Eyupspor, Turkey), Beni (Casa Pia, Portugal), Bruno Paz (Konaysport, Turkey), Keliano Manuel (Estrela da Amadora, Portugal), Show (Maccabi Haifa, Israel), Estrela (Erzurumsport, Turkey).
Forwards: Zine (AEK Athens, Greece), Mabululu (Ittihad Alexandria, Egypt), Milson (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel), Gelson Dala (Al Wakrah, Qatar), Jerémi Bela (Clermont, France), Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari, Italy ), Gilberto (Petro from Luanda), Depú (Gil Vicente from Portugal) and Francisco Sacalumbo “Banza” (Anorthosis from Cyprus).
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