Angola coach Pedro Goncalves says it’s a beautiful alternative for his outfit to face Ghana within the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The Black Stars will play host to the Palancas Negras on the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Thursday, September 5 earlier than touring to face Niger in Berkane, Morocco on September 9, 2025.
Goncalves, who’s determined to safe most factors in an interview with Ghanasportspage.com stated it’s a beautiful alternative for his aspect to face Ghana.
“I’ve been with the Angolan nationwide workforce for 5 years, and in that point, we’ve developed a mentality that we need to compete with the largest international locations in African soccer. It’s not about being afraid however about difficult ourselves to play in opposition to the perfect groups. Going through Ghana, the third-best workforce in Africa, is a superb alternative for us. Solely Egypt and Cameroon have a greater historical past than Ghana,”
He continued, “Ghana has high quality gamers from the Premier League, Ligue 1, Portugal, and different prime leagues. For us, it’s about being courageous, taking part in soccer, and doing our greatest to problem ourselves and goal for the win. Getting the three factors is essential, and we are going to give our all to attain that.”
In the meantime, the West Africa powerhouse commenced preparation for the 2 essential video games on Monday on the Accra Sports activities with solely ten gamers from the general 23 gamers invited for the duty forward.
Gamers current at Monday’s coaching included Thomas Partey, Tariq Lamptey, Joseph Wollacott, Ibrahim Osman, Jonas Adjetey, Antoine Semenyo, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Frederick Asare, Ebenezer Annan, and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku.
The Black Stars will depart Accra to Kumasi on Tuesday to proceed preparation for the Angola sport.