Luanda - After the 2-1 victory over Zimbabwe in the first leg, Angola will decide, on Wednesday, in Pretoria, South Africa, the pass to the next phase of the qualifiers for access to the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Football “WAFCON'2026”.
Taking place at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe stadium, the Angolan and Zimbabwean teams will face each other at 2pm, in a 2nd leg match to access the African event in a year's time, in the Kingdom of Morocco.
The first leg was played at the 22 de Junho stadium, in Luanda, with 2 goals Ary (1' and 74'), while for Zimbabwe Ruvimbo scored, at 16'.
The Angola squad, who are training to adapt to the pitch, only need a draw to guarantee their presence in the last round against Malawi.
The national team will look to guarantee their third presence in the continental competition after achieving that in the 1995 and 2002 editions, both held in Nigeria.
The Angolan women's team were unable to qualify for this African competition on two occasions, and in their first attempt they were knocked out by Botswana, with defeats of 0-2 and 1-5 for the 2022 Edition, also held in Morocco.
In 2024, also for the WAFCON in Morocco, Zambia eliminated Angola by 0-6 and 0-6.
Angola's coach lineup:
Goalkeepers: Maria Muecalia (Petro de Luanda) and Sandrinha António (1º de Agosto).
Defense: Cátia Alves, Helena Malungo, Manuela Simão (Petro de Luanda), Henriqueta Luanda, Margarete Salvador and Matondo Matuvova (1º de Agosto).
Midfield: Ana da Costa, Edmara José (1º de Agosto), Ivone Gonga (Malanje Sport Clube), Nety Mamadu, Teresa Evaristo, Rufina Pedro (Petro de Luanda), Sara Luvunga (TP Mazembe) and Paulina Nsumbo (Nacional de Benguela).
Forward: Arminda Lopes (4 de Junho do Huambo), Cândida Gunza, Cristina Makua, Ruth Lopes, Zeferina Caupe (1º de Agosto), Maria Vieira (Carmona do Uíge) and Domingas Luís (Petro de Luanda).
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