Palancas Negras v Teranga Lions

January 26th, 2008 | by: kiko |

Palanca Negra (black antelope) Most people in Angola feel that the national team is not capable of winning this match. Reporters interviewed fans in Angola and those following the team in Ghana, and most believed that the team would struggle to beat Senegal.
The players of course dont agree with that and Oliveira Goncalves has reacted by selecting Ze Kalanga in place of the injured Figueiredo and Mateus ahead of Mendonca. With these changes, the team will hope to play more attacking football.

So Angolans are hoping that the Palancas Negras (black antelopes) lock the teranga lions away in a cage (and send them to a zoo in the process) but in reality they think that the lions are more likely to have black antelopes for dinner.

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By Angola vs Senegal - OpenThread - World Cup Blog - African Cup of Nations 2008 | January 27th, 2008 at 10:45 am

[...] score a nice goal through Manucho’s diving header. Bad news is that Figueiredo is injured, so word from the Angola blog is that Ze Kalanga will be replacing him. Coach Luis Oliveria Goncalves isn’t happy that the [...]

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By Bman | January 27th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

KIko, they did it, somehow they did it and they took advantage of their chances and won, Congratulations.

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By Kiko | January 27th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

Thanks Bman- it is unbelievable! I had to leave when they were 1-0 down, and when I returned they were 3-1 up!

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By Preta | January 27th, 2008 at 7:09 pm

Hi Kiko, we actually made it, 3 – 1 wow, I am flabbergasted. I missed the game but I heard that we had a great match. NEVER felt so proud about our national team. Go brothers, the underdogs may just surprise everyone AGAIN!!! All the best.

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