{"id":36584,"date":"2023-06-09T16:20:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T16:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/?p=36584"},"modified":"2023-06-15T21:15:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T21:15:35","slug":"mario-balburdia-joins-the-national-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/mario-balburdia-joins-the-national-team","title":{"rendered":"M\u00e1rio Balburdia joins the national team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>Portugal&#8217;s Estrela da Amadora midfielder, Ma\u0301rio Balbu\u0301rdia, was called at the last minute to join the services of the National Football Team, with a view to the game on the 17th against RCA, in Cameroon, referring to the 5th round of access to the Championship African Nations Conference 2014 in Cote d&#8217;Ivoire.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The call for appeal by the former 1.o de Agosto midfielder aims to fill the waiver of Beni Mukedi (Casa Pia) due to clinical problems, according to the national coach, Pedro Gonc\u0327alves, at a press conference this Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The coach, who presented the situation of the national team, after four days of preparation, in the Portuguese city of Setu\u0301bal, added that Balbu\u0301rdia joins the group until Sunday because he is disputing the \u201cPlay-offs\u201d of the Portuguese League.<\/p>\n<p>He also announced the integration of midfielder Rui Modesto (Alk Allsvenskan of Sweden) to replace Jordy Gaspar (Grenoble), who suffered a sprain and is waiting for an MRI to assess its severity.<\/p>\n<p>In the competitive chapter, Pedro Gonc\u0327alves stated that everything depends on Angola to qualify for the CAN, only needing to win the two remaining games in the tie. 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