{"id":91479,"date":"2025-10-11T17:28:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T17:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/handball-filipe-cruz-prioritizes-domestic-players-for-angola-50-years"},"modified":"2025-10-12T06:56:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T06:56:20","slug":"handball-filipe-cruz-prioritizes-domestic-players-for-angola-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/handball-filipe-cruz-prioritizes-domestic-players-for-angola-50-years","title":{"rendered":"Handball: Filipe Cruz Prioritizes Domestic Players for Angola 50 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Angola. <\/strong><\/span>The National Senior Men’s Handball Pre-Team was called up for the Angola 50 Years International Tournament, from October 29th to November 1st. Coach Filipe Cruz has selected twenty-four players, eighteen of whom will play in Angola and six abroad.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 1st of August tournament features nine players, five from Interclube and four from Petro de Luanda, with preparations beginning on the 21st.<\/p>\n

The competition, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Angola’s independence, to be celebrated on November 11th, will take place at the Kilamba pavilion. The teams from Morocco (4th place in the last African Championship), the Republic of Angola (13th), and Morocco (7th) will participate.The Luanda event also serves as the starting point for the African Championships in January 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda, where the Angolans aim to improve on their 8th place.<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers: Geovani Muachissengue (August 1st), Ariel Sousa (August 1st), Rau\u0301l Gonc\u0327alves (Petro de Luanda)<\/p>\n

Right-back: Cristova\u0303o Gomes (Petro de Luanda), Euclides Joa\u0303o (Interclube), Adelino Pestana (Al Sadd), Manuel Domingos (Depsas Sport), Feliciano Couveiro (CB Benidorm)<\/p>\n

Left-back: Reginlado Domingos (August 1st), Ru\u0301ben Jose\u0301 (Santa Po\u0301voa Handball),<\/p>\n

Pivots: David Yambi (August 1st), Evaristo Manuel (August 1st), Joaquim Manuel (August 1st), Jose\u0301 Chicola (August 1st), Joaquim Manuel (August 1st), Patricio Chicola (Interclube)Center: Dickson Caiuco (August 1st), Rome Hebo (August 1st), Gabriel Sebastia\u0303o (Interclube), Manuel Nascimento (Interclube)<\/p>\n

Left wing: Evaldo Almeida (TV Homburg), Elsemar Pedro (August 1st), Nelson Pedro (Petro de Luanda)<\/p>\n

Right wing: Claudio Chicola (Interclube), Alfredo Torres (AD Carvalhos) Garcia Malandua (Petro de Luanda)<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Angola. The National Senior Men’s Handball Pre-Team was called up for the Angola 50 Years International Tournament, from October 29th to November 1st. Coach Filipe Cruz has selected twenty-four players, eighteen of whom will play in Angola and six abroad. 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