The head coach of the Angolan national football team, Oliveira Gonçalves, on Tuesday released the names of 23 players selected for the 26th African Nations Cup (CAN) finals due in Ghana from 20 January to 10 February. Angolan team:
Goalkeepers: Lamá (Petro de Luanda, Angola), Nuno (Atlético Sport Aviação, Angola) and Mário (Interclube, Angola).
Defenders: Yamba Asha (Petro de Luanda, Angola), Locó (Primeiro de Agosto, Angola), Jamba (Atlético Sport Aviação, Angola), Delgado (Metz, France), Marco Airosa (Clube Fátima, Portugal), Manuel Machado (Anadia FC, Portugal) and Kali (Sion, Suisse).
Midfielders: Rui Marques (Leeds United, England), Zé Calanga (Boavista, Portugal), Gilberto (Al Ahly, Egypt), Figueiredo (Oster, Switzerland), Mendonça (Belenenses, Portugal), André Macanga (Kuwait Sport Club, Kuwait), Maurito (Kuwait Sport Club, Kuwait), Mateus Galiano (Boavista, Portugal), Adérito Carvalho "Dedé" (Paços de Ferreira, Portugal) and Edson Nobre (Paços de Ferreira, Portugal).
Strikers: Manucho Gonçalves (Manchester United, England), Flávio Amado (Al Ahly, Egypt) and Love Kabungula (Primeiro de Agosto, Angola).
The Angolan squad is presently in training camp in Algarve, Portugal.
Angola is drawn in Group D alongside South Africa, Senegal and Tunisia.