Angola coach Pedro Goncalves has mentioned his group will face a strong Tremendous Eagles facet within the quarter-finals of AFCON 2023 on Friday.
The Palancas Negras shall be seeking to make a first-ever semi-final look on the AFCON.
They’ve performed solely two quarter-finals: in 2008 AFCON in Ghana and in 2010, the place they hosted.
To realize that, they should defeat three-time AFCON winners Nigeria's Tremendous Eagles.
That is the primary time that each groups will meet on the AFCON match.
Each groups enter Friday's battle on the again of three wins in a row.
Whereas Angola completed prime of Group D with seven factors, Jose Peseiro's males additionally completed second in Group A with seven factors.
Nonetheless, throughout his pre-match press convention, Goncalves mentioned that regardless of his facet going through a powerhouse in African soccer, they are going to use the sport to point out how far they’ve progressed.
“We shall be taking part in in opposition to a strong group, however we see this assembly as a possibility to point out our price and that now we have made progress.
“We’ve plenty of respect for Nigeria and it’s a highly effective group with gamers within the Premier League and different prime competitions. As AFCON they’ve discovered one of the best formation in a match.”
On the type of mentality his group will deliver into the match, he added: “We’re not afraid of any group. We’ve been by means of numerous conditions, however they haven’t stopped us from attaining our purpose. Like I mentioned earlier than, tomorrow is a chance.”
The winner between the Tremendous Eagles and Angola will face the winner of the opposite quarter-final between Cape Verde and South Africa.
