Angola ring the changes for Cosafa Cup squad

LUANDA – Angola have called up five uncapped players for Sunday’s Cosafa Castle Cup semi-final with Zimbabwe after passing over most of their World Cup squad.

A reshuffle by coach Luis Oliveira Goncalves means that just six players from the World Cup were named in a 23-man squad comprising only locally based players. Only defenders Jamba and Loco played in all of their three games in Germany.The players called up for the first time are Alberto, Enoque, Nandinho, Nuna and Vado.The match in Harare is Angola’s second since the World Cup, having beaten Swaziland 2-0 away on September 3 in their opening 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier.The winner of Sunday’s semi-final will play Zambia on October 21 in the final of the annual regional championship.Squad: Goalkeepers: Lama (Petro Atletico), Mario (InterClube), Nuno (AS Aviacao) Defenders: Elisio (Primeiro Agosto), Enoque (InterClube), Jamba (AS Aviacao), Joel (InterClube), Lebo-Lebo (Petro Atletico), Loco (Primeiro Agosto), Manucho (Petro Atletico), Nuna (Benfica Lubango) Midfielders: Alberto (Benfica Lubagno), Chinho (Petro Atletico), Fofana (AS Aviacao), Joazinho (Primeiro Agosto), Nandinho (FC Bravos Maquis), Simao (AS Aviacao), Vado (Benfica Luanda), Xara (Petro Atletico), Ze Augusto (Primeiro Agosto) Strikers: Gazeta (Primeiro Agosto), Love (AS Aviacao), Santana (Petro Atletico).Nampa-ReutersOnly defenders Jamba and Loco played in all of their three games in Germany.The players called up for the first time are Alberto, Enoque, Nandinho, Nuna and Vado.The match in Harare is Angola’s second since the World Cup, having beaten Swaziland 2-0 away on September 3 in their opening 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier.The winner of Sunday’s semi-final will play Zambia on October 21 in the final of the annual regional championship.Squad: Goalkeepers: Lama (Petro Atletico), Mario (InterClube), Nuno (AS Aviacao) Defenders: Elisio (Primeiro Agosto), Enoque (InterClube), Jamba (AS Aviacao), Joel (InterClube), Lebo-Lebo (Petro Atletico), Loco (Primeiro Agosto), Manucho (Petro Atletico), Nuna (Benfica Lubango) Midfielders: Alberto (Benfica Lubagno), Chinho (Petro Atletico), Fofana (AS Aviacao), Joazinho (Primeiro Agosto), Nandinho (FC Bravos Maquis), Simao (AS Aviacao), Vado (Benfica Luanda), Xara (Petro Atletico), Ze Augusto (Primeiro Agosto) Strikers: Gazeta (Primeiro Agosto), Love (AS Aviacao), Santana (Petro Atletico).Nampa-Reuters