With football fever gripping the war-torn nations, Angolans are eager to see how their much beloved Palancas Negras will fare against the always dangerous Les Lions Indomptables of Cameroon in tomorrow’s African Nations Cup showdown.
As you know by now, Angola Press has got this covered with excellent insight from a civil servant, an armed forces [...]

Positive words coming from Angola coach Luis Oliveira Goncalves ahead of his team’s opening match against Cameroon in the African Nations Cup on Saturday.
“It is an opponent that we respect, but that we certainly don’t fear,” the coach told Reuters on Thursday.

Angola midfielder Gilberto has been ruled out of the African Cup of Nations in Egypt with an Achilles injury, which he sustained during a friendly with Morocco this week.
The injury requires surgery in Germany and threatens Gilberto’s chances of playing in the World Cup summer.
I’m sorry Palancas Negras fans, but this is very, very, very, [...]

Angola and Morocco finished their preparations for the African Nations Cup with a 2-2 draw in Rabat. As is usually the case, our friends at Angola Press have the coverage, insight and analysis that all Palancas Negras fans crave.

The mere fact that Angola, a country wracked by decades of conflict, has qualified for the World Cup is a remarkable acheivement. If you haven’t done so already, take a look at Owen Slot’s story in the Times online.
The thing that really stands out to me is the dedication of Angola’s coach Luis Oliveira [...]

Here’s another great story from our favorite English language paper covering the Angolan national team.
Angolan coach Oliveira Gonçalves has issued a warning to his opponents in the upcoming African Nations Cup and the World Cup.
“We are not going to Egypt and Germany to do tourism,” says the quote machine of a coach.
We’re not sure if [...]

While the British tabloids are hyperventilating over the Sven sting, the Angola press offers us some really huge news.
We’ll follow this breaking story closely.

In its second to last tune up before the African Nations Cup, Angola defeated German Second Division squad Kickers Offenbech 1-0 in Spain.
Captain Akwa scored the lone goal of the match 18 minutes into action in a game in which Angola played all of its players on its roster.
The Palancas Negras will play a friendly [...]

From Angola to Togo, World Cup fever is sweeping through sub-Saharan Africa. With four countries making their first appearance on the world’s largest stage, football is even changing the way some people view their country.
“Most of the world thinks of Angola as a country at war, with poverty and corruption,” said Paolo Monteiro, who [...]