Angola Vs Mali Match Preview Angola Vs Mali Match Preview

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Angola Vs Mali Match Preview Angola Vs Mali Match Preview

Like every host nations dream, Angolas wish will be to kick start the competition off with three points in their bag.FormSince the appointment of Manuel Jose in May 2009, The Black Antelopes have experienced a bad run of form with only two wins in ten matches and a goal Eduardo Rodriguez Jersey per match ratio of le s than one. The lack of scoring frequency has restricted Angola to too many draws, the last of which came on January 3rd in a friendly against the Gambia ahead of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.Angolas statistics are far from being impre sive but they are perhaps not worse than Malis. After ending their Matt Barnes Jersey qualification campaign with a 2-2 draw away to Ghana back in November, Mali had the opportunity to test their strengths and weakne s with four friendly games. The Eagles experienced Joe Kelly Jersey mixed results but only one victory out these matches and in their last match, Mali went down 1-0 against Egypt in the final preparation fixture ahead of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.Team NewsAs the tournaments hosts, Angola will try and build on extreme home support to see out the Malians on the opening day of the 2010 ANC but thats if their players are fit. Angolas Portuguese bo s Manuel Jose has insisted that all of his players will be fit for the tournament opener against Mali but several players are doubts. Fl Xander Bogaerts Jersey vio Amado and Stlvio are both doubts after their respective injuries. Stelvio received a knock last December in Angolas defeat to Estonia while Flavio just sustained an injury against the Gambia earlier this month. For Manuel Jose, it is a priority to have the likes of these two players available for Sundays 2010 Africa Cup of Nations opener. The Portuguese coach stated:I really hope that Flavio recovers and becomes available to play against Mali. Flavio and Mookie Betts Jersey Stelvio are important for our starting line-up.Likely Line UpsAngola: TBCMali: TBC
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