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Angola cancel AFCON warm-up game against Bafana

───   MORGAN PIEK 16:36 Wed, 19 Jun 2019

Angola cancel AFCON warm-up game against Bafana | News Article
Angola vs. Bafana Bafana - Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Bafana Bafana were left disappointed after Angola cancelled the proposed practice match between the two teams, which was scheduled to be played in Cairo on Wednesday.


The warm-up game was slated to be a final opportunity for Bafana coach Stuart Baxter to run the rule over his squad before deciding on his permutations for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which kicks off in Egypt on Friday.

On Tuesday, the management teams of the Angola and Bafana sat down to discuss the rules regarding Wednesday's practice match. But, later in the evening, the Angolan management called to say the match was off because “they were struggling to get any training since arriving in Egypt".

Bafana manager Barney Kujane said: “We are disappointed and frustrated. We had arranged this match three weeks ago and Angola confirmed everything in writing. We even had a meeting with their technical staff at our hotel (on Tuesday afternoon) in which both teams reconfirmed the match and agreed on the rules of the practice game.”

- ANA

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