The Palancas Negras, after the draw with Algeria in the first round of CAN 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire, 1-1, will play Mauritania tomorrow for the second round of group D, in the city of Bouaké, at 18:00
Tomorrow, the National Football Team can stamp its ticket to the round of 16 of CAN 2024, taking place in Côte d’Ivoire. In the second round of group D, Angola will face Mauritania, in the city of Bouaké, at 18:00, local time. With one point in the league table, the Palancas Negras face the Lions of Chinguetti, a team that lost to Burkina Faso, 1-0, in the opening round.
Thus, within the four lines, the National Team has an obligation to do better than it did in the 1-1 draw against Algeria. In fact, at the CHAN that Algeria hosted last year, the two teams played out a goalless draw in a match in which Angola was superior. For this reason, coach Pedro Gonçalves has, theoretically, a sovereign opportunity to take revenge on the Chinguetti Lions.
To this end, the coach should make some changes to the starting eleven, because there are athletes on the bench who can give the group another dynamic. In Bouaké, where the National Team’s headquarters are located, there is talk that Keliano and Gilberto could enter initially.
The movements of the FAF delegation on the ground are visible, but nothing officially transpires to the local press. Even so, training focused on technical and tactical corrections behind closed doors this Friday, as the technical team does not want to be surprised by the Mauritanians. Because of this, Pedro Gonçalves continues to maintain his belief, because he knows he is ninety minutes away from making history.
Because of this, they have to be bolder and enter with a more offensive team, in order to close the passing lines of the Chinguetti Lions. Group D is led by Burkina Faso with three points, a team that faces Mahrez’s Algeria and others. Angola and Algeria come in the next positions with one point each. Mauritania is last without any points.
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