Africa: Angola Eye New Afcon Challenge

• Angola are in Group D with Algeria, Burkina Faso and Mauritania
• The Palancas Negras are desperate to be counted again
• The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 kicks off on January 13

After missing out on the last edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Angola want to return to the continent’s holy grail with a big bang.

The Palancas Negras have blown hot and cold in the last decade. They played at the 2013 and 2019 AFCONs failing to make it past the…