Angola had a tough ride on their way to picking one of the three tickets to represent the South Zone in Algeria. The Palancas Negras eliminated Mauritius 3_0 on aggregate in the first round of qualifiers. Angola had won the first leg 2_0 on 24 July 2022 at the Complexe Sportif de C\u00f4te d’Or, Saint Pierre, thanks to goals from Augusto Carneiro and an own goal from Pascal Damien Balisson, before recording a one_nil at the Est\u00e1dio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, on July 30, 2022 thanks to a goal from Megue.<\/p>\n
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Palancas Negras of Angola<\/p><\/div>\n
In the second round of qualifiers, Angola recorded a whooping 6_1 aggregate win over South Africa. Goals from Danielson and Teixiera gave Pedro Gon\u00e7alves’side a 2_0 win at home in August, before they completed a 4_1 away win in South Africa in September 2022. Mosa Lebusa’s own goal had cancelled out Prince Nxumalo’s early goal that had put South Africa in front, but Gilberto, J\u00f3 Paci\u00eancia, and Danilson, all hit the back of the net at the Dobsonville Stadium, Soweto, to complete the job for Angola, as they secured qualification for Algeria.<\/p>\n
Coach<\/strong><\/p>\n 46_year_old Portuguese tactician Pedro Valdemar Soares Gon\u00e7alves, is the man in charge of the Angolan senior national teams.<\/p>\n Pedro Gon\u00e7alves<\/p><\/div>\n The Portuguese has been within the Angolan football circle since 2015, when he was head coach of 1\u00ba de Agosto U17 team, and later on appointed coach of the Angolan U17 National team, a team he qualified for the 2019 U17 FIFA World Cup. In August 2019, he was appointed as manager of the Angola national football team on an interim basis and later on made permanent, and has been heading the Angolan senior men National team, with their CHAN team inclusive.<\/p>\n Nickname<\/strong><\/p>\n The Angolan National team is nicknamed Palancas Negras (The giant sable antelope). The giant sable antelope is a national symbol of Angola and is portrayed on numerous stamps, banknotes, and even passports of the nation.<\/p>\n Number of Appearances and Results<\/strong><\/p>\n Angola has featured in three CHAN competitions this far, and will be making their fourth appearance in Algeria. They were part of the competition in 2011 in Sudan, where they recorded their best ever performance, Rwanda in 2016 where they were ousted in the group stage and Morocco in 2018 where the reached the quarter finals. They have missed out on three editions, 2009, 2014 and 2020.<\/p>\n 2011 Edition\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \nAngola 1 \u2013 1 Tunisia Senegal 0 \u2013 0 Angola<\/p>\n Rwanda 1 \u2013 2 Angola Cameroon 0 \u2013 0 (7_8) Angola<\/p>\n Sudan 1 \u2013 1 (a.e.t.) Angola Tunisia 3 \u2013 0 Angola 2016 Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n Angola 0\u20131 Cameroon<\/p>\n DR Congo 4\u20132 Angola Ethiopia 1\u20132 Angola 2018 Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n Angola 0\u20130 Burkina Faso<\/p>\n Angola 1\u20130 Cameroon Congo 0\u20130 Angola<\/p>\n Nigeria 2\u20131 (a.e.t.) Angola Group Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n Angola will open their Group D fixtures with a game against last year’s runner’s up, Mali on , 16 January 2023, at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran. This will be followed by their second and last group game four days later (20 January 2023), against Mauritania. Before the end of the second day of competition in Group D, Angola is supposed to already know their fate going forward in the competition, as they will be on standby in the third round of group games.<\/p>\n \nCompetition’s best scorer(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n In total, Angola has scored 10 goals in 13 games across three editions of the CHAN. Their top scorers in the final phase of the competition, are Ary Papel and Ars\u00e9nio Sebasti\u00e3o Cabungula, with two goals each, scored in the 2016 and 2011 editions respectively.<\/p>\n \nBest Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n 2011 stands out as Angola’s best run in the competition. In what was their debut, Angola finished runners up, after suffering a 3#0 defeat to Tunisia in the final.<\/p>\n In their run-up to the final in Sudan 2011, they had recorded two draws in the group stage against Tunisia and Senegal, before defeating Rwanda to book a place for the knockout phase.<\/p>\n They went on to edge Cameroon 8#7 on penalties in the quarter finals, and also needed penalties to go pass Sudan in the semifinals.<\/p>\n \nPotential Stars<\/strong><\/p>\n 30_year_old Primeiro de Agosto’s left back lom\u00e3o Manuel Troco (Paizo), will be one to watch in Pedro Gon\u00e7alves’ side. Pa\u00edzo is a full Angolan international, since he made his senior international debut on 19 December 2012 in a 1-0 friendly victory over Cameroon.<\/p>\n Sagrada Esperan\u00e7a’s forward Laurindo Dilson Maria Aur\u00e9lio, commonly known as Dep\u00fa, is another exciting talent to keep tabs on. The 22_year_old forward notch 15 league goals in 12 games for Sagrada Esperan\u00e7a last season, and can offer much in Angola’s quest for Glory at the CHAN<\/p>\n Unsung Hero<\/strong><\/p>\n 23_year_old defender Daniel Jose Kilola, commonly known as Danilson, played a big role in Angola’s CHAN qualification. The club Interclube defense man scored twice in back to back games against South Africa to finish as the Palancas Negras top scorer in the qualifies.<\/p>\n \nSquad<\/strong><\/p>\n Coach Pedro Gon\u00e7alves has selected a team of 23 players currently in camp in Portugal. The team is made up of three goalkeepers, seven defenders, six midfielders, seven forwards and eight other players in the waiting list.<\/p>\n Complete list<\/strong><\/p>\n Goalkeepers<\/strong><\/p>\n Neblu, Hugo Marques, Langanga<\/p>\n Defenders<\/strong><\/p>\n T\u00f3 Carneiro, Danilson, Raz\u00e3o, Eddie Afonso, Kinito, Kibeixa and Paizo<\/p>\n Midfielders<\/strong><\/p>\n Al\u00e9m, Higino, Keliano, Herenilson, Megue, Vitoriano<\/p>\n Forwards<\/strong><\/p>\n Bito, Gilberto, Caneta, Jaredi, Julinho, Dep\u00fa and Lepua<\/p>\n Waiting list<\/strong><\/p>\n Migue, Hossi, Lulas, Pedro Francisco, Benvindo Afonso,Jeffer and J\u00f3 Paci\u00eancia.<\/p>\n Copyright 2023\u00a9kick442.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n All rights reserved. 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\nCarlos Manuel Gon\u00e7alves Alonso 90+2’m\/ Youssef Msakni 7′<\/p>\n
\nJean-Baptiste Mugiraneza 18\/ Ars\u00e9nio Sebasti\u00e3o Cabungula 31′,
\nOs\u00f3rio Carvalho 57′<\/p>\n
\nSaif Eldin Ali 45’\/ Ars\u00e9nio Sebasti\u00e3o Cabungula 71′<\/p>\n
\nTraoui 47, Dhaouadi 74, Darragi 80′<\/p>\n
\nMunganga 8, Meschak 18, Bolingi 38, Bokadi 82’\/ Gelson 75, Kimwaki 84′ (o.g.)<\/p>\n
\nTesfaye 74’\/ Ary Papel 54′, 72′<\/p>\n
\nRicardo Job Est\u00e9v\u00e3o 30′ (pen.)<\/p>\n
\nOkpotu 90+2, Okechukwu 109\/Vladimiro Etson Ant\u00f3nio F\u00e9lix 56′<\/p>\n
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