I just saw an advert on a South African tv, that the next game for Angola should be against South Africa between the 23-27 February the date I can not confirm the date yet.

i totally agree with u guys but now the FA has organized a game against Namibia at home so that Mabi can at least win a game a then they can keep him for a while longer with the pretense that he is winning games but i pray to god (never thought i would b doing that no matter what ) that Namibia can stop Angola then both the FA and the coach will have to resign hopefully forca Palancas

Well Kiko, perfect prediction.

At the risk of launching into a expletive-laden diatribe of what exactly I think of the incapable Mabi de Almeida, the inexplicably myopic FAF, and the complacent players, I will stop here.

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Poor very poor and after the Morocco game even worse only luck keep the score at 2 – 0 in favor of Morocco they should all b fired from the coach to the president only then we can move forward…. or else we gonna be embarrassed in our own country…..

Now the blaming game has commence FAF is blaming the coach & the coach is blaming the FAF for poor organizational skills in my opinion both are to blame and both should be sacked especially the president Mr. Justino Fernandes who as never played sports or even study management…. in other words an incompetent, with only 8 months to go and only 3 friendlies confirmed the French game is still in the balance, i foresee a very embarrassing exit in the 1st round for Angola… hopefully we still have time to fix it ( i doubt it )

By the way guys here goes all the results so far from since Mabi took over Angola 3 Niger 1 ; Venezuela 0 Angola 0 ; Zambia 3 Angola 1 ; Angola 0 Zambia 1 ;Mali 4 Angola 0 ; Angola 0 Cape Verde 1 ; Angola 0 Morocco 2 ; Angola 0 Namibia 0 e caso para dizer q este patife nao vale nada mas tambem ha q ser honestos a nossa selecao esta muito aquem daquela q nos truxe tanto orgulho…..

Our current situation is embarrassing guys.

However, as Pedro said, the heat is on the FAF president Fernandes to act. He has promised to hire a new manager in the following weeks. What really caught my attention, was the way he released two contrasting statements in a short space of time (one stating that he believed and supported Mabi de Almeida, and the other claiming that the national team needed a new manager).

Lets hope that they replace the manager as soon as possible. The national team does not have amazing talent, but they have shown before that they can get the work done if the spirit and the tactics are right.

The ideal situation is to have a decent coach with a slight knowledge of Angolan football. Someone that can inspire confidence and raise the belief.
Teams are generally cautious when playing against the home team. Angola should exploit that in the AFCON and for that to happen, the players need to be confident.

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The FAF should be looked over… Its not just the coach… After the 2006 world cup I remember O.G. saying that FAF was not as willing to work with him as was in the past.

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Manuel Jose has just been confirmed as the new national coach of Angola!

I hope this is not a mistake.

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Thanks claudio

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good luck….but i have to tell you he is very arrogant, has catastrophic long term planning abilities and can’t work under pressure (loses his temper quickly)and btw, he is rude to journalists!!!

It’s good he knows some of the team’s players already though and has good relationships with them. He could turn out well for the team. Wish you guys luck.

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Thanks guys!

He looks like he can do a good job

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Well only time will tell how good he his, but we have a big problem we do not have enough good quality players especially in defense and goalkeeping department, hopefully he will scout places like France, Brazil, Holland & Germany for some new talent cause right now we only have 5 to 6 good players and d rest are just average… Forca Palancas…….

This could easily be the best news for all angolans, second only to the firing of Mabi de Almeida.
The sheer thought a player like Kivuvu can now be persuaded as I think he has no chance playing for the Dutch national team, is just too good to be true, add to the list stelvio cruz, blaise matuidi etc, we might surprise ourselves.
Oh kiko, please leave Nando Rafael out, I doubt he will be able to dislog our current strikers anyway, Lol.

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Kiko, when is the Angola/Guinea friendly?

Hey sscouser,

The match is on the 14th of June.

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I agree Pedro. But I hope the staff at FAF are aware of all players who can benefit from this change.

You are also right about Nando Rafael. The forward position is easily our best position with plenty of choices, and Rafael truly has no chance.

Posted from  United Kingdom

Noted with thanks. Wear them out.

Posted from  United States

Does anyone know KO time in CET ?

Posted from  Denmark

Força Angola rumo ao Mundial
Têm um treinador muito competente que apenas precisa de tempo para por a equipa a jogar

Posted from  Portugal

there are more players to be called,let the old ones @home please manuel jose call titi bwengo,capuco,pedro kamata,tobias francisco.

Posted from  Canada

thank you for sharing

Posted from  Turkey

I was going to write a similar blog concerning this topic, you beat me to it. You did a nice job!

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