ANGOLA OUT OF 2022 AFCON

Luanda – Angola’s national football team has been ousted from the qualifiers for the 2022 African Cup of Nations (AFCN) of Cameroon, after losing 0-1 to the Gambia in Banjul on Thursday.

The match’s sole goal was scored by Assan Ceesay in the 61 minutes, which chattered Angola’s hope to reach the continental competition for the ninth time.

With Thursday’s score, the “Palancas Negras” remain in the last position of group D with one point, standing no chance to qualify for the competition.

Winning the match of coming Monday against Gabon will be of no help at all, as that would not earn them the 10 points obtained by qualified Gambia and Gabon in the first and second positions of the group, respectively.

In five encounters, Angola got a draw with DRC in Kinshasa, before losing the second leg match at home (0-1) and losing twice to Gambia (1-3, 01), and to Gabon (2-1).  

Angola thus miss one more AFCON final, after eight appearances, namely in 1996 (South Africa), 1998 (Burkina Faso), 2006 (Egypt), 2008 (Ghana), 2010 (Angola), 2012 (Guinea/Gabon), 2013 (South Africa)  and 2019 (Egypt)

Standings:

1 – Gabon - 10 points

2 – The Gambia - 10 points

3 - RDC - 06 points 

4 - Angola - 01 points