"We are at a moment where we propose to take the next step, as our journey was good, despite the setbacks that we overcame and CAN was not by chance, it was basically to continue our growth, and after our performance in CAN, of course, the Angolan people and we aspire to more, with respect knowing that we are also in a process, but we obviously want to take the next step and set ourselves a greater objective, we will not be the favorites for qualification, but we want to be in the World Cup " he said.
To make this wish come true, Pedro Gonçalves knows that a victory over its counterpart Eswatine, on Friday, in Luanda, in the third round of Group D, is an essential step.
"Tomorrow (Friday) we have a game against Eswatine, a team from our geographical area, with always highly competitive characteristics. We have a lot of respect for our opponents, but I am confident in what our process has been. We want to assert ourselves and Tomorrow is the day we will be playing at home and we want the fans to cheer with us, and in the end, we get the three points, and at the end of the ten games, we reach qualification for the World Cup", he stated.
Captain Fredy guaranteed that the working group led by the Portuguese coach is motivated to reach the first three points, after two consecutive draws in the previous rounds.
"The group is motivated, the atmosphere has been spectacular, there is joy and we are motivated for another stage, and we will look for victory, which is our objective", he guaranteed.
Angola plays again on the 11th against Cameroon, also in Luanda, in the fourth round of the qualifying phase, which will be played in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Group D is led by Libya, with seven points, followed by Cameroon, with four, the same points have Cape Verde, in third, followed by Angola, which has two, Mauritius is in fifth, with one, while Eswatine is the last one without any point.
