Luanda – Angola’s minister of Youth and Sports Palmira Barbosa said Friday that the participation of the National Football Team in the CHAN2023 from 13 January to 4 February in Algeria will enable the country to measure the competitive level of the local league (Girabola).
This was during an official farewell ceremony in honour of the delegation and the hand-over of the flag held at the Sports Gallery.
Addressing the players and federation officials (FAF), Barbosa said that the African Championship will give the country’s footballers an opportunity to show off their talent at international level.
The minister said that in case of excellent performances in the CHAN some national players may find the opportunity to sign for foreign clubs.
In turn, the head of the delegation and vice-president of the Angolan Football Federation (FAF), Paulo Neto, assured the technical and logistic conditions for the training in Portugal, predicting a good performance of the team in Algerian territory.
Angola shares the group D along with Mali, with whom they face on 16 January, and Mauritania, on 20 January.
This is the third participation of the National Team in the competition, reserved for players who play in their respective countries, after Sudan2011, where they finished second after losing 3-0 in the final to Tunisia.
Source: Angola Press News Agency