Rabat – As part of the Round of 16 stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), held in Cote d’Ivoire, the Angolan football team will play its Namibian counterpart on January 27.
The match is set to take place at the Bouake Stadium and will begin at 6 p.m. Moroccan Time. The channels broadcasting the game are beIN Sports Max 1, beIN Sports Max 3, and beIN Sports 1 AFCON.
Angola qualified for the Round of 16 after a 1-1 draw with Algeria, a 3-2 win over Mauritania, and a 2-0 win over Burkina Faso, thus leading Group D with seven points.
Both in 2008 and 2010, Angola reached the quarter-final stage, an achievement they will long to surpass in the present AFCON.
Placed third in Group E, Namibia’s four points enabled it to secure a spot in the next round, after a first match win over Tunisia 1-0, a loss to South Africa 4-0, and a draw with Mali 0-0.
This marks the Namibian Brave Warriors first ever qualification for the Round of 16 in their fourth appearance in AFCON. Their last three appearances were in 1998, 2008, and 2019 when they were disqualified from the group stage matches.
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