The confirmation of the Angolan's inclusion in the technical team was made by Amorim at the most recent press conference, after the Portuguese club Sporting CP beat Estrela da Amadora (5-1), writes Angop.
In the Portuguese team since 2019/2020, the Angolan leaves for English lands on November 11th, with his debut in the English championship scheduled for November 24th against Ipswich Town.
Born in Luanda, Adélio Cândido began his professional career in the youth teams of Portuguese club Beira-Mar de Almada, and then moved on to join Casa Pia.
In addition, he was also an assistant coach at Portuguese clubs Casa Pia and Sporting de Braga.
As assistant coach in Portugal, the Angolan won, with Sporting CP, a Super Cup (2021/2022), a National Championship (2023/2024) and a League Cup (2020/2021), having also won a League Cup (2019/2020) for Sporting de Braga.
