{"id":243567,"date":"2022-11-21T21:08:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T19:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/angola-wins-african-handball-championship?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-11-21T21:08:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T19:08:55","slug":"angola-wins-african-handball-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/angola-wins-african-handball-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Angola wins African Handball Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/f6df0c956e41721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/f6df0c956e41721\" alt=\"Embassy of the Republic of Angola in the United States of America\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/f6df0c956e41721\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=226960&amp;press_source=Embassy of the Republic of Angola in the United States of America\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The senior women&#039;s handball team won, this Saturday, the 25th African Championship with a victory over Cameroon, by 29-19, in a competition held in Dakar, Senegal.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>With a clear balance in the opening minutes, the two formations, which repeated the last final, opted for short passes.<\/p>\n<p>The African champions, with a good attitude in defense, did not allow their opponents to go ahead of the scoreboard, despite the opportunities created.<\/p>\n<p>The tranquility of the pearls came from the bench, allowing them to leave the break to win, by 13 -10.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, Angola showed technical improvement and &#8220;asphyxiated&#8221; the opponents, calmly leading the challenge, without the Cameroonians creating situations to reverse the situation.<\/p>\n<p>In the final stage, coach Vivaldo Eduardo put goalkeepers Teresa Almeida &#8220;B&aacute;&#8221; and Helena Sousa on the playing court, ensuring that the victory and the revalidation of the title were in place.<\/p>\n<p>Nat&aacute;lia Bernardo, one of the oldest players on the field, led the offensive moves of the national team.<\/p>\n<p>The first four classified, that is, Angola, Cameroon, Congo and Senegal, are qualified for the next World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>This triumph confirms Angola&#039;s hegemony in women&#039;s handball on the African continent, with 15 titles, a second position and two thirds.<\/p>\n<p>In history, the Angolans lost only one final, in 1991, in the city of Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of the Republic of Angola in the United States of America.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo The senior women&#039;s handball team won, this Saturday, the 25th African Championship with a victory over Cameroon, by 29-19, in a competition held in Dakar, Senegal. With a clear balance in the opening minutes, the two formations, which repeated the last final, opted for short passes. 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