1º de Agosto coach praises draw with Wiliete

Luanda -1º de Agosto head-coach Filipe Nzanza, praised the commitment of the players of his team, despite the goalless draw with Wiliete of Benguela in the 14th round of the national first division football Championship (Girabola2022/23).

Speaking in a post match press conference, Nzanza said the opponent came with the lesson studied, which created various difficulties, however his group managed to avoid a home defeat.

1º de Agosto coach added that both teams created countless goal scoring opportunities, but none of them was able to find the back of the net and that his team will work hard to get back to winning.

Wiliete head-coach, Silvestre Pele, on his turn, said his team worked hard to make things hard for the opponent and tried to achieve an away victory.

Pele stressed that the result achieved by his players demonstrated that the time has come to start aspiring for more in the national championship.

He admitted to be happy with the final result and the fact that his team are no longer relegation threatened.

With this result, 1º de Agosto remains in the fourth position with 27 points, while Wiliete from Benguela is second (31), in the competition led by Petro from Luanda (37).

Source: Angola Press News Agency