19 December 2011
Luanda — The national football team on Sunday in Dundo City, Lunda Norte Province, beat Zambia by 1-0 in the second game of preparation, ahead of the squad’s participation in the 28th edition of the African Cup of Nations (CAN2012) to be played from 21 January to 12 February, in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
The striker Love Cabungula scored at 59 minutes the only goal of the match, which was attended by the local provincial governor, Ernesto Muangala, and the chairman of the Angolan Football Federation, Pedro Neto.
The national team will play another friendly game on 22 December in Lubango City, Huila Province, the third and final game to close of the first phase of the preparation period.
The second phase of preparation will happen in Brazil in the city of Recife with the players that play outside the country.
Angola are in Group B along with Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire and Sudan based in Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea.
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