HL 2023 Africa Cup of Nations - Round Of 16 Angola 3 vs 0 Namibia
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00:00 Angola and Namibia ring out across to Stade de Boerke.
00:05 We are ready to get the first matchup of the round of 16
00:10 in the Africa Cup of Nations underway.
00:14 Two teams which have taken different routes to this stage of the competition.
00:20 [Crowd noise]
00:36 ...Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023.
00:39 It is Angola who play in the colours of their flag.
00:41 Red, black and yellow.
00:43 ...maybe out from producing a surprise, producing an upset.
00:49 Even though they're slightly higher ranked than Angola in the world rankings.
00:51 Cholulile comes away with it. Cholulile!
00:54 Neblu was he out of his area?
00:56 Neblu was he out of his area?
00:59 Peter Cholulile looking for his first goal and Neblu
01:05 is going to have problems here.
01:09 Was it Mouzeau?
01:12 Red card.
01:13 And Angola are in trouble.
01:18 Let's hope Namibia will have the initiative
01:21 to actually take advantage of this advantage that they have there.
01:24 Though I thought that Mouzeau could have actually passed the ball onto
01:28 an onrushing Cholulile there.
01:30 Could have been way easier to get that shot into the back of the net.
01:33 Will strike this for Namibia.
01:36 Hotto lifts the ball, is parried away by Dominique.
01:45 Still alive for Namibia inside that 18 yard area, way by Gilberto
01:49 after a touch from Boato.
01:51 Comes back for Namibia, who try a little shot from range ambitiously
01:54 and Freddie will clear the ball out of play on the near side.
01:57 It's certainly a frenetic passage of play.
02:00 News announced yesterday that Cape Town City and South Africa
02:03 had agreed a deal in principle for him to join, subject to the completion
02:06 of documentation from his Kosovo club, as Hotto feeds
02:11 a header that's flicked onward.
02:15 Cholulile looking to get in chest down, charges forward.
02:18 Gilberto waits for the ball that comes his way.
02:22 Hanamubi in front of him.
02:22 Gilberto cuts back inside.
02:24 Lovely pass, Freddie for the opener.
02:26 Square ball and Gelsandala has three in the tournament as Angola lead.
02:31 They're down by a player, but they're up by a goal.
02:35 Baloncas Negras leap into the lead with a delightful piece of teamwork.
02:41 A passage of play that saw Freddie set it up.
02:45 And Gelsandala finish off his brace in a man of the match
02:49 performance against Mauritania on matchday two.
02:52 Has seen him add a third now with a goal against Namibia.
02:56 I just love the aggression of Freddie to win that goal in the middle of the field
03:02 and initiate that attack there.
03:03 Plays a wonderful ball out to Gelsandala.
03:05 Gilberto there then makes a good run to the box there.
03:08 Takes his time, very composed, and plays a lovely ball into Gelsandala's
03:13 away there just for an easy, easy tap in and finish there.
03:16 Some poor defending from Namibia as well, allowed too much space.
03:20 Angola to attack them and they get punished in that situation.
03:24 But you have got to appreciate the calmness that Freddie has on the ball.
03:29 Look, puts his head up and picks out a perfect pass to Gelsandala.
03:35 Very, very good goal from Angola.
03:37 Intricate movements, wonderful vision
03:42 and the simplest of touches by Gelsandala.
03:44 Angola lead.
03:48 Set piece time, Freddie will take delivery again.
03:54 He's strong and Angola have a second.
03:56 And it's that man again.
04:00 Gelsandala scored a brace against Mauritania.
04:04 He scored a brace against Namibia.
04:06 And within a matter of minutes, Namibia have gone
04:11 from an advantageous position to a massive deficit.
04:14 It's going to be a very, very long night for Namibia here.
04:21 I mean, they had 10 man, one man advantage, they thought to use it.
04:25 Angola came back, got a goal and now they are just stumbling away with a victory now.
04:31 It's going to be very difficult for Namibia and they don't seem to have
04:34 to have the game plan to come back into the game.
04:36 They have been looking for that long ball over Angola, which has not worked.
04:40 They'll have to find another way to get past this good defensively organised Angola defence.
04:45 Well, that is superb from Freddie and delightful from Gelsandala.
04:51 Angola, two goals to the good inside the opening half of this tie.
04:57 Great delivery into the box there from Freddie.
04:59 Once again, he's done this the whole tournament.
05:01 He's got two assists and two goals for Gelsandala here.
05:05 This is lovely, lovely football to see from Angola.
05:07 Second half is underway in Namibia.
05:19 Good proceedings going.
05:20 They turned out in the blue and white against Angola inside in the colours of their flag.
05:27 Red, black and yellow.
05:30 In South Africa and he's consistently among the top scorers in terms of strikers on the continent.
05:36 Hotto wins back possession here.
05:37 Shalulile charges forward.
05:39 Shalulile, maybe a chance for Shalulile to show his prowess and he blasts over.
05:44 This is Namibia's 13th Africa Cup of Nations match.
05:51 And the man who wears number 13, a number considered unlucky by some.
05:56 Maybe, maybe he's not having fortune shine down on him on this tournament.
06:02 But he came close.
06:04 He's edging close.
06:06 Hotto through the legs.
06:08 I don't think Sho would like that very much.
06:14 Pietrus, Katoa might try.
06:17 It's an overzealous effort from Katoa.
06:21 Hotto, Hanemoop, Hanemoop away by Dominique.
06:29 Hotto keeps it alive.
06:31 Pietrus and they're resorting to long range efforts now in Namibia.
06:36 If they decide that they can come back and win this game here, they'll really have to do more if they come back into this game.
06:41 Toccarnero in towards Mabouloulou.
06:44 Mabouloulou just wide.
06:45 Cut away from two markers.
06:48 And despite Hanemoop looking to close him down, Mabouloulou still gets the shot away.
06:54 A good point to the box there from Toccarnero there.
06:58 Good take there from Mabouloulou.
07:00 Unfortunately, just shouldn't find the target there, but what a turn could have been one of the good goals that we've seen in the tournament.
07:07 Hanemoop and it's into space, but Freddy will get there first.
07:12 And now Angola potentially could launch a counterattack of their own.
07:16 Mabouloulou is on the charge.
07:18 Mabouloulou inside the area.
07:20 Mabouloulou!
07:22 He's got three in the tournament.
07:24 Angola have three in the game.
07:26 Is that game set and match?
07:29 Mabouloulou!
07:32 A good counterattack there from Namibia there.
07:34 Good cut back there from Mbamdi, but unfortunately he can't find anyone in the box as Namibia have not committed numbers into the box there.
07:43 And from defending to attack, Angola goal.
07:45 Counterattack.
07:46 Great ball to Desmond Dalla there.
07:48 Finds Mabouloulou with an amazing finish there.
07:51 What a... That's a good finish there from a very, very good striker there, Mabouloulou.
07:58 This is a fantastic counter set up by Freddy.
08:00 Good ball out there, wide there.
08:03 Look at the counterattack.
08:04 Wazes past Mabouloulou there, takes on his man there and draw.
08:08 What a exquisite finish from Mabouloulou there.
08:11 That is a joy to watch.
08:14 It was precision.
08:18 It was not powerful.
08:21 And that beats Kadabwa.
08:25 And maybe secures the win over Namibia with 20 odd minutes still to play.
08:32 That's a quality finish there from a quality striker.
08:36 Mabouloulou.
08:43 He's got six goals in seven matches for his club side this season.
08:48 Alitiha Dini.
08:50 Joel Sandala from the set piece.
08:52 Back post header, saved by Kadabwa.
08:55 Denies Boatu.
08:56 Good setting point to the box there from Joel Sandala there.
09:07 Just tweezers past everywhere there and Boatu was just watching it all the way there.
09:11 Unfortunately, just couldn't hit the target there.
09:13 But a very, very good...
09:15 Zinou inside the area.
09:20 Looking for four and don't find it here.
09:25 Very good play there from Louvain Boudet.
09:29 Some good combination with...
09:30 Houtou.
09:33 The man who's helped Orlando Pirates to great success in South Africa over the years.
09:39 Hanemoub.
09:40 Hanemoub still charging Ryan.
09:42 Hanemoub!
09:43 Not too far away from finding his first international goal.
09:46 To claim what will be their biggest ever win at an African Cup of Nations
09:53 if they win by this margin.
09:54 They might make it more here.
09:55 It hits the woodwork and down.
09:57 Zito Lovumbo.
09:59 Oh, so nearly gets a spectacular fourth for Angola.
10:02 That is it. No free kick to be taken.
10:05 The Moritan...
10:06 Angola take care of business and they defeat Namibia by three goals
10:13 to advance on to the quarterfinals.
10:15 Thank you so much for watching.
10:16 Until next time, I'm Antoine Codino.
10:18 Arrivederci.
10:19 (CHEERING)
10:22 (CHEERING)
10:25 (MACHINERY WHIRRING)
10:27 (explosion)
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