20 June 2008
Luanda — The Angolan national soccer Team will have on Sunday in Luanda's Coqueiros Stadium a difficult mission in the home match against Uganda, for the fourth round of Group 3, qualifier for South Africa 2010 World Cup 2010.
After the surprising and unexpected loss last Saturday in Kampala, against Uganda by 1-3, the Angolan squad will face this match with determination for victory, if they do not do so they might be overtaken in the stand of group 3, where they share the lead with Uganda and Benin with six points each.
If Angola win the game, the path for the next phase, which is the last qualifier for the World Cup, will be opened.
The national team will suffer a change in the defence centre, as Kali will be substituted either by Locó or Jamba and who will be backed up by Rui Marques.
During the preparation week, coach Oliveira Gonçalves tried to correct mistakes made in the last match with tactical system, aimed at counter-measuring the motivated Ugandan national team by making history as they beat Angola for the first time.
Besides this change in the defence centre, the coach will count on the athletes who played in the two first matches in Luanda (victories over Benin by 3-0 and Niger by 2-1), because Gilberto and Jamuana have recovered from injuries sustained in the game in Kampala, last Saturday.
Luanda's Coqueiros Stadium might be full, as many supporters are curious to see Uganda, because they stopped the triumphal path of "Palancas Negras" (nickname of Angolan team) in the first phase.
Check the possible 11 players for Sunday's match: Lamá, Jamuana, Locó, Rui Marques, Yamba Asha, Mendonça, Gilberto, André Macanga, Zé Kalanga, Love Kabungula and Flávio Amado.
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