Coach defines national team for Cosafa Cup

Luanda – The National Football Team coach, Pedro Gonçalves, disclosed, this Sunday, the definitive list of 23 players aiming the Cosafa Cup, from 05 to 17 July, in South Africa.

All the players are playing in the National Championship of I Division (Girabola).

In the continental competition, Angola is in Group A, with the likes of Comoros, Seychelles and Botswana.

In Group B, there are Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius and Eswaitni.

The National Team “Palancas Negras” includes the goalkeepers – Neblu (1º de Agosto), Cambila (R Libolo) and Mualucano (Petro de Luanda).

Defenders – Tó (Petro de Luanda), Denilson (Inter), Razão (Inter), Kinito (Petro), Gaspar (Sagrada Esperança), Paizo (1º de Agosto), Hossi (1º de Agosto).

Midfielders – Aisson (Bravos do Maquis), Higino (Inter), Herenilson, Mário (1º de Agosto), Maya, Megue (Petro de Luanda) and Vitoriano Lucoquessa (Sagrada Esperança).

Forwards – Zine, Bito (1º de Agosto), Julinho (Inter), Dilson (Académica do Lobito), Lepua (Sagrada Esperança) and Vanilson (Progresso).

The Palancas Negras embark, this Sunday, at 17h00, for the South African city of Durban, where they start competing, Tuesday, in the 21st edition of the Cosafa Cup.

In the opening round, the National Team plays against Comoros at 4pm at the King Zwelithini Stadium.

Source: Angola Press News Agency