News from Angola – The 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) starts today, at 9pm Angola, with the opening match between hosts Côte d’Ivoire and the Portuguese-speaking team of Guinea Bissau, at the Olympic Stadium, in Abidjan.
By: Mateus Sorte
The match will be preceded by the opening ceremony, which will be marked by the parade of the selected teams in the biggest continental football tournament taking place until the 11th of February.
The national team will be the last Portuguese-speaking team to debut in the competition when they face, on Monday, at the Estádio da Paz, in Bouaké, Algeria, in a game counting for Group D.
The Angolans will have already known the results of the Mozambicans facing the Egyptians and Cape Verde dueling against Ghana, both matches scheduled for Sunday, referring to Group B.
The Cape Verdean team, in position number 77, is the best ranked in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) ranking and the furthest it has come in a CAN by reaching the semi-final in 2013.