News from Angola – Striker Bernarfa from Kabuscorp do Palanca is the main new addition to the 21 chosen by coach Pedro Gonçalves for the COSAFA Cup
Among the debuts of the “Palancas Negras”, they also include Pedro Agostinho di Desportivo from Lunda Sul, Joel Kiala from Herthan Berlin from Germany, Sambu from Molembeek from Belgium, N’Duquidi from Metz from France and Pedro Muteba from TSV 1860 from Germany.
For this endeavor, the Angolan group also has the return of Depú, Picas, Maya and Vidinho, both from Petro de Luanda.
Coach Pedro Gonçalves’ squad, announced at a press conference at the headquarters of the Angolan Football Federation (FAF), is made up of the following players:
GOALKEEPER:
Edimilson Cambila (Estrela da Amadora/Portugal), Landú Langanga (Sagrada Esperança) and Francisco Mangala “Gerson” (Interclube)
DEFENSES:
Mindinho (Interclube), Domingos Bandeira “Kaly” (Dila/Georgia), Joel Kiala (Herthan Berlin/Germany), Vidinho (Petro de Luanda), Rui Modesto (AIK Solna/Sweden), Sandro Cruz (GD Chaves/Portugal), Marsoni Sambu (Molembeek/Belgium) and Pedro Bondo (Sporting B/Portugal)
MEDIUMS:
António Muanza “Maestro” (Adana Demirspor/Turkey), Domingos de Andrade (FC Felgueiras/Portugal), Joseph N’Duquidi (Metz/France), Manuel Keliano (Estrela da Amadora/Portugal), Mauro Simão “Maya” (Petro de Luanda) and Pedro Agostinho (Desportivo da Lunda Sul)
ADVANCED:
Bernarfa (Kabuscorp do Palanca), Hermenegildo “Picas” (Feirense/Portugal), Laurindo Aurélio “Depú” (Gil Vicente/Portugal), Pedro Muteba (TSV 1860/Germany), Valdimiro Domingo ‘Miro’ (Gil Vicente/Portugal) and Bernardo Conceição “Berna” (Boavista/Portugal).