Akwa is Keystone…Perhaps

I came across this very small profile of the Palancas Negras from a paper in the UK. The author seems to think that the key to Angola is Akwa. I’m not going to argue that he isn’t a very important player, but I think the world will come to learn that our team has more than just one player.

Sure we need Akwa to provide leadership at the World Cup and it would be great if he is able to score some goals, but even if he isn’t on form this team can still win. In my opinion, the key is finding someone other than Akwa to have a breakout tournament. Whether it is Mantorras (assuming he even goes to Germany) or Figueiredo or even Love (I wish he would get a chance!), someone needs to come forward and score some goals. Otherwise teams are going to concentrate on shutting down Akwa and I’m not sure he still has what it takes to overcome being double and triple teamed.