Category: Sports

Angola’s National Judo Team won Friday in Luanda the Junior African Cup, with four gold medals, 10 silver and 15 bronze.

The four athletes who won the gold medals are Eldimira Segunda (- 48 Kg), Domingas Jaime (- 63 Kg), Suzana Quimbambata (- 78 Kg) and Santos Sebastião (- 81 Kg).

During the competition held at the Kilamba sports pavilion, the athletes Vânia Quissua (- 48 Kg), Augusto Dala (- 66 Kg), Sónia Lourenço (- 52 Kg), Yola Piedade (- 57 Kg), Cresmila Jaime (- 63 Kg), Josefa João (-70 Kg), Zeferino Gabriel (-73 Kg), Odete Pedro (-78 Kg), José Eduardo (-81 Kg) and Nega Silva (-100 Kg) snatched the silver medals.

On the other hand, Vânia Gabriel, Maria Segunda (- 48 kg), More Tchihaluca (- 52 kg), Neomia Bundy (- 57 kg), Barros Menezes (- 60 kg), Paula Gaspar (- 63 kg), Cornélio Chimbinba, Célcio Cândido and Carlos Augusto (- 66 Kg), Leonardo Rabacal (- 60 Kg), Carlos Augusto (- 66 Kg), Joana Moundo (- 57 Kg), David Caterca (- 81 Kg), Marta Gabriel (- 70 Kg) and Yunilde Lopes (- 78 Kg) won the bronze medals.

In the overall standings, Angola edged second-placed Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with two golds and one bronze and third-placed Senegal with one gold and one silver

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

Esperance ST have been crowned champions in volleyball after after National A Division Super Playoff phase day-4 games played on Saturday:

Saturday, April 8:

Marsa:

AS Marsa – Esperance de Tunis 1-3

Sousse:

ES Sahel – CS Sfaxien 3-2

Rankings

PTS

Pl.

1. Esperance ST (Champions)

16

4

2. CS Sfaxien

8

4

3. ES Sahel

5

4

4. AS Marsa

2

4

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Ons Jabeur will face No.3 seed Russia’s Daria Kasatkina at the semi-finals of the Credit One Charleston Open, USA. The Tunisian player cruised past her Russian opponent Anna Kalinskaya who retired from their quarterfinal match on Friday.

This is Jabeur’s second semi-final of the season after Adelaide International’s in January.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Nine sports fishing tournaments have been scheduled this year with the Marlin Slam coming up on April 15, while two have already taken place.

The Marlin Slam will be a release tournament in which the crew will have to film and measure their catch, before releasing them to sea. The team with the biggest marlin caught and released will be declared the winner.

After the Marlin Slam, the Trevally Slam will take place in May, followed by the South East Monsoon Sailfish Tournament, the Yellowfin Tuna Cup, the La Digue Tournament, the Junior Tournament and finally, the Big Game Classic to end the year.

The first tournament for the year was the Heineken Fun Fish Slam won by Team Tsunami on January 28.

In March, the National Championship took place, where Team Paola was the grand winner, claiming a slew of individual titles as well, after fishing for over 30 hours.

“It was tough and we did not expect to win first place, but we did our best and we are very happy with that,” said Team Paola captain, Charles Marzzochi.

They were followed by Team Rasta Shark, the smallest boat in the tournament, with just four crew members, with Rig Runners in third.

The National Championships featured seven boats, but only five managed to complete the tournament.

A member of the Seychelles Sports Fishing Club (SSFC), Farouk Baptiste, explained that the low turnout could have been due to the length of time the boats had to stay at sea.

“This year, the competing boats were smaller than usual and so it was quite difficult for them to stay overnight, while other boats encountered mechanical issues that caused them to abandon their outing,” added Baptiste.

Meanwhile, the team and skippers’ leagues are also on this year, with teams looking to dethrone last year’s winners, Team Soolyman and Francis Marie, respectively.

The Seychelles Sports Fishing Club is a relatively young club, founded in April of 2009. It is a non-profit association committed to promoting sport fishing in Seychelles, aiming to balance conservation and education with traditional angling practices.

Source: Seychelles News Agency

The Seychelles men’s national football team on Tuesday won one out of two friendly matches against Bangladesh.

The Seychelles’ side won the second match 1-0 after losing the first game by the same score on Sunday. The team, led by coach Vivian Bothe, was without a win since November 2021 despite playing 10 games.

The winning goal on Tuesday came from Seychellois Michael Mancienne, who plays for the English club Burton Albion, from the penalty spot after 60 minutes of play at the Synthetic District Stadium in Bangladesh.

Seychelles got the penalty after Saad Uddin’s challenge against Seychellois full-back Daryl Louis inside the penalty box in the second half. Saad was lucky not to get a red card for the foul in which he appeared to kick the Seychelles defender on the head.

The game ended with a solitary goal and this was the first-ever international goal for Mancienne with the Seychelles side. He has played five matches with the Seychelles national team.

The win means that the friendly series ended with a win for both teams. In the first match on Sunday, it was Finland-born Bangladeshi defender Tariq Raihan Kazi who scored the winner in the 43rd minute of the game.

The two friendly matches were part of the country’s preparations for the upcoming Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) in Madagascar, which pits nations in the region against each other in a multi-sports event.

One of Seychelles football’s biggest achievements in the competition is winning the gold medal at the 2011 edition of the games held on home soil.

The Seychellois side will be hoping to put in another good performance this time around. All teams in the region are ranked higher than Seychelles on the FIFA men’s football world ranking.

Seychelles is ranked at 199th position with Madagascar having the highest in the region at 102nd. Comoros is at 129th, Mauritius 180th, and Maldives 156th.

Source: Seychelles News Agency

Boat manoeuvring training will dominate, as of Wednesday, in Luanda, the second week of preparation of the National Optimist Sailing Team, with a view to the African Championship, to be held from 2 to 9 May, in the Kingdom of Morocco.

The information was provided to ANGOP, by the national coach, Moisés Camota, who also highlighted the adjustment of the sailor’s movement in the curves, in order to avoid irregular tricks that compromise the score.

He said that after this, the position keeping control will be tested, as a way of managing the opposing pressure and the movement of the wind.

The group, which kicked off work last week, has already reviewed the race course, pre-start techniques, tackling management and other techniques.

In the continental event, the national combined team aim to revalidate the title.

Angola was crowned African champion for the first time in the 2016 Edition, held in Luanda, followed by achievements in Egypt 2017, Seychelles Islands 2019 and South Africa 2022.

In addition to the National Team, representatives from Egypt, Tanzania, Sudan, Tunisia and the host Morocco are confirmed, as well as guest counterparts from Argentina, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Spain and the UAE.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

1° de Agosto B beat Inter B, 71-40, in the fifth round of the National Senior Women’s Basketball Championship (Azule League) in a match played at Vitorino Cunha pavilion, in Luanda.

1º de Agosto’s Arminda Sindalawa was the top scorer of the match, with 16 points, followed by Interclube’s Valeriana Moxi with 15 points.

In the other match, Labomba beat Académica de Malanje by 82-27, Sport Lubango e Benfica lost to Formigas do Cazenga by 30-92, and Inter de Benguela beat Jesus Cristo Basketball by 48-45.

On Saturday, for the same round (5th), 1° de Agosto beat Maculusso 84-52.

The next round (6th), Thursday, will have the following games:

Inter B -Inter de Beguela.

Maculusso – 1° de Agosto B.

Academia de Malanje – Sport Lubango e Benfica .

Interclube – Labomba.

Standings:

1st 1° de Agosto – 12 points

2nd Interclub – 8

3rd Maculusso – 8

4th Labomba – 8

5th Formigas do Cazenga – 7

6th Academia de Malanje – 5

7th 1° de Agosto B – 5

8th Inter B – 4

9th Jesus Cristo Basketball – 4

10th Sport Lubango e Benfica – 2

11th Inter B – 2

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

Angola national football team face Ghana at home on Monday in Luanda, in the fourth round of Group E of the CAN qualifier, in a bid to keep alive hope to qualify for the final phase of the African Nations Cup (CAN’2024), to be held in Côte d’Ivoire.

In the third round played Thursday Ghana beat Angola 1-0, a goal scored in overtime period.

With this defeat, Angola need to win to keep the objective of reaching the CAN competition.

Speaking in a pre-match press conference, Angola head-coach Pedro Gonçalves said he wants his players to be more efficient in front of the goal to help boost the country’s hope in this campaign.

The two teams are separated by three points (7/4), Angola must beat Ghana to continue dreaming of qualifying for the final phase.

The Central African Republic (CAR) are also in the fight, after beating Madagascar, 3-0, on their home ground.

At the end of the tournament, two teams from each group qualify for next year’s CAN of Côte d’Ivoire.

Ghana lead group E with seven points, three more than CAR and Angola, in the next places, while Madagascar are at the bottom with one point.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

Tennis players João Neves and Gabriela Martins won on Sunday the first edition of the “Women in March, Tennis Open” played at the courts of the Kikuxi Villas Club Academy, in Viana.

In the men’s final, the CTL player defeated Cleuson Tipewa by two sets 6/3 and 6/2.

To reach the last stage of the competition, João Neves beat Nicolau Monteiro by 3/6, 6/3, 6/2, while Cleuson Tipewa beat Danilson Bento by 6/4 and 6/1.

As for the women, Gabriela Martins defeated her teammate Mirian Tuluca, 6/3, 6/1.

Earlier, Gabriela defeated Mariana Costa by 6/1 and 6/4, while Mirian Tuluca beat Biurca Bento by 6/2 and 7/5.

Camila Zangui, former national champion, who after six years away from the courts, came back and reached the crucial phase of the tournament beating strong candidates.

With the participation of more than 30 players , the winners of the tournament, organized by Kikuxi Villas Club received 500,000 Kwanzas each, a trophy and medals.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

Luanda – Petro de Luanda and 1º Agosto are clashing Tuesday in the semi-finals of the Angola Senior Men’s Basketball Cup.

The Angolan Basketball Federation has yet to indicate the time and venue of the match.

To reach this stage, the two teams beat their satellite (B) teams in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

Petro de Luanda with 13 trophies, with the last one won in 2022, beat Petro B 93-71 and 109 -96 in a two- games quarter finals, while 1º de Agosto that have won the competition 15 times , the last one in 2021, defeated their B team by 125-84 and 100-85.

Interclube qualified for the semi-final, benefiting from two absences of Casa do Pessoal do Porto do Lobito.

Interclube face Atlético Sport Aviação (ASA) Wednesday in the semi-finals.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)