With its team heading home from the African Nations Cup tournament via the ever popular Cairo-Lisbon-Luanda flight, Angola’s football federation announced that the Palancas Negras will take on South Korea in a friendly set for March 1.

In countries around the world, the media is quick to lay blame following a team’s loss. In Angola, the press is no different.

After failing to advance from its group in the African Nations Cup, Angola is hoping that the experience of playing in pressure packed games will help its chances in Germany this summer.

What a roller coaster of a day for Angola fans. Their team defeated Togo 3-2 in African Nations Cup action but it was not enough as Congo claimed the second spot in Group B thanks to goal differential.

Maurito is the hero, scoring with five minutes left in the game to make it 3-2.
Come on Palancas Negras!

Horrible news for Angola as Cherif Toure Mamam gets the equalizer for Togo 2-2. Angola needs to find a way to score in the final 20 minutes in order to stay alive in the CAN.
My stomach hurts again.

Flavio does it again, netting his second goal of the game to give Angola a 2-1 advantage at the midway point. With Cameroon leading Congo, Angola will advance if things stay this way. Togo is playing a man down after having Kassim Guyazou sent off with a second yellow card for deliberate hand [...]

Kader Coubadja scores in the 24th minute for Togo to even the game 1-1. I think this has to be a very tense day for Angola fans tuned into this game around the world.

Flavio scores for Angola with an angled strike from eight yards after Togo’s attempt to play offside fails in the 9th minute. Big early goal for the Palancas Negras who must win this game to stay alive in the CAN.

The must-win game for Angola against Togo is underway in Egypt. Here are the starters:
Angola: 1-Joao Ricardo, 21-Delgado, 3-Jamba, 5-Kali, 20-Loco, 8-Andre, 13-Edson, 17-Figueiredo, 10-Akwa, 16-Flavio, 15-Maurito.
Togo: 1-Ouro-Nimini Tchangirou, 3-Yaovi Abalo, 20-Ludovic Assemoassa, 8-Abdoul Gafar Mamah, 5-Massamesso Tchangai, 23-Kassim Guyazou, 10-Cherif Toure Mamam, 15-Alaixys Romao, 7-Moustapha Salifou, 18-Junior Senaya, 17- Kader Coubadja.