Angola Here to Win


By Wleh Bedell
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After their hate-to-remember 1-1 draw at home to the Cranes of Uganda, the Palancas Negras of Angola are here to win against the group's bottom side Liberia. According to the Angolan FA website, they have had good news from their scouts who watched the Lone Star been beaten by Senegal 3-1 in Dakar last weekend and know the areas on the Lone Star to exploit in get the maximum three points.

Under care taker coach Romeu FIlemon, the Angolans believe the ATS battle is a perfect way to get back in contention in beating the Lone Star that are coached by the under pressure Kaetu Smith. Prior to their trip to Monrovia, Coach Filemon told journalists "We should have won against Uganda, but we went to sleep in the final minutes as we thought all was over which made them equalized, but there is still a long way and we are hoping to perform better against Liberia away".

According to the Angolan FA, the Coach is just holding on as he will soon be replaced by a Brazilian or someone from the former Yugoslavia. This is something the care taker coach will be hoping against as he will want a permanent stay and quit his job in the local league as he aims to focus on international football.

The Angolans are noted for playing effective functional football where they are very ominous on the wings with the quick Djalma and Raafael providing the ammunition cum cleverly measured crosses for the towering Manucho who Manchester United manager Alex Fergusson once described as "tall, agile and a quick forward".

After their disappointing outing in the Equatorial Guinea, Gabon 22012 AFCON, Filemon has effected a host of changes with the experienced Flavio, Gilberto and Makanga all out.
And, with Gebro and Jimmy both on the wrong side of 30, and seemingly lack the consistent power and fighting spirit to keep rampaging forwards at bay coupled with their lack of speed, the Angolans threat in the final third must be of serious concern from a Lone Star perspective.