Cuvango – Three hundred people, including athletes and tourists from Angola, Namibia, South Africa and Portugal, confirmed their participation in the 13th multidisciplinary international tournament “Mumba Fishing”, taking place from the 14th to the 17th of this month, in the municipality of Cuvango, province of Huíla.
Compared to the same period in 2023, there was an increase of 100 athletes, ANGOP learned on Friday.
The sporting event, under the responsibility of the “Grupo Resistências 4-4 Off Road” in partnership with the Mumba farm, will be limited to clay pigeon shooting, sport fishing in fresh water, Swedish fishing, 4x4 car gymkhana, among other modalities, focusing on promoting tourism in the region.
According to the tournament manager, Joaquim Barata Feio Tavares, the athletes are already concentrating at the venue, with all the technical and administrative conditions created for this purpose.
He considered it to be a sporting practice that allows the sharing of knowledge, in addition to contributing to the preservation of the environment.
It should be noted that the province of Huambo is the holder of the trophy from the last edition.
The municipality of Cuvango is 336 kilometers east of Lubango and has an estimated population of 106 thousand 421 inhabitants. JT/MS/DOJ
