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Angola beats Bahrain in the last preparation game for CAN 2023

The national football team beat Bahrain's counterpart, by three goals to zero, in the last preparation game for the African Cup of Nations (CAN 2023), which will take place between January 13th and February 11th in Côte d'Ivoire.

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According to a statement from the Angolan Football Federation (FAF), to which VerAngola had access, the scorers of the goals were Mabululu, Gelson Dala and Nurio Fortuna, during the first half of the match.

For this game – which took place this Wednesday, in Dubai – the national coach, Pedro Gonçalves, "launched Neblú in goal, Gaspar, Buatu, Eddie Afonso and Nurio Fortuna formed the defensive quartet, Keliano, Bruno Paz and Estrela in midfield , on tack, Zito Luvumbo, Mabululu and Gelson Dala", reads the note.

After this 3-0 victory, the national team ends its preparation period for the African championship, which took place in Dubai.

The Palancas Negras will head, this Thursday (January 11th), to Bouake to mark the presence of CAN. Angola's debut in the competition takes place next Monday (15 January), against Algeria.

In the competition, the national team is part of group D, which is made up, in addition to Angola, of Algeria, Burkina Faso and Mauritania.

After debuting in the group stage against Algeria, Angola returns to the scene on January 20th to face Mauritania. On January 23rd, the national team will play against Burkina Faso.

Remember that Angola Public Television will broadcast the 52 championship games.

Portuguese-speaking countries with complicated tasks to get through the group stage

The Portuguese-speaking teams will have a complicated task to pass the group stage of CAN 2023, with Cape Verde being, in theory, the strongest candidate for the round of 16.

In Côte d'Ivoire, from Saturday to February 11, Cape Verde appears as the best-placed Portuguese-speaking team in the FIFA world rankings, in 73rd position, followed by Guinea-Bissau (103rd), Mozambique (111.º) and Angola (117th).

The 'blue sharks' have been, in recent years, the strongest among the Portuguese-speaking countries and will participate in the CAN for the fourth time, seeking, for the third time, to pass the group stage.

Integrated in Group B, Cape Verde will fight for qualification (aimed at the top two in each group and the four best third-placed teams) with Egypt, coached by Rui Vitória, record holder of titles and finalist in the last edition, and Ghana.

In the same 'poule', Mozambique will have many difficulties to win a game in a CAN for the first time, in what will be its fifth participation.

Absent from the main African national team competition since 2010, the 'mambas' only managed two draws in the 12 games played in the CAN.

Growing in recent years, Guinea-Bissau will be in the CAN for the fourth consecutive time and can finally secure their first victory in the competition, with only one draw in nine games and without any goals in the last two appearances.

However, the 'djurtus' task will not be easy, as they will face in Group A the hosts Ivory Coast and the always strong Nigeria, coached by José Peseiro, in addition to Equatorial Guinea.

The team with the most history in CAN, Angola, coached by Portuguese Pedro Gonçalves, is far from its best moments and will try to repeat its appearances in the second phase of 2008 and 2010, the year in which it organized the competition.

This will be the ninth presence of the 'Palancas Negras' in CAN, being in a Group D that is less strong than those of the other Portuguese-speaking teams, against Algeria, champion in 2019, Burkina Faso and Mauritania.

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