Articles tagged with "akwa"
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jun 21st, 2006
This is it. It is now or never for our heroes. They know what they need to do. They need to beat ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jun 20th, 2006
A little more than 24 hours from now Angola will take on Iran in Leipzig in what has to be the biggest game in the ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jun 18th, 2006
120 minutes and not a single goal. While I am immensely proud of Angola's effort thus far in the World Cup, I would like ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jun 13th, 2006
Angola's captain has come out and said that he would like some support up front in the team's next game against Mexico. In the ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jun 11th, 2006
This is why I love our captain. When asked if he would settle for a tie against Portugal he responded:
"No. I have ambitions as ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jun 8th, 2006
Angola is starting to gain fans in Germany, especially from the female population in the town of Celle where the team is training. The ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jun 7th, 2006
We've seen it before in past World Cup competitions. A single player can lift a team up on his back and carry them to ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jun 6th, 2006
Ever since the 3-2 exhbition loss to Turkey last week, I've noticed that the key word coming out of the mouths of Angola's players and ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jun 5th, 2006
Reports out of Angola's training camp say that the Palancas will use a 4-5-1 formation during the World Cup with Akwa being the lone forward. ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jun 2nd, 2006
It is halftime in Holland with the Palancas leading Turkey 1-0. Akwa picked up the goal in the 31st minute. Angola has looked ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jun 2nd, 2006
The players have had a few days to train after losing to Argentina and now it is time for the Palancas to face Turkey. ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | May 26th, 2006
The good news is that we scored five goals. The bad news is that we also gave up three goals. On Thursday, Angola ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | May 26th, 2006
Our skipper Akwa promises that he is going to do a better job of scoring goals at the World Cup then he did at the ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | May 25th, 2006
A story today about Angola joining the elite club of nations that have qualified for the World Cup. As always, the Professor delivers a ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | May 9th, 2006
Thanks to loyal reader Dido, we now know that Angola will release its World Cup roster on Sunday. We also know that coach Goncalves ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | May 6th, 2006
Here is a good article where coach Luis Oliveira Goncalves talks about Angola's chances at the World Cup and Akwa talks about his decision to ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Apr 28th, 2006
No one in their right mind would consider Angola to be a favorite at the World Cup, but for one glorious weekend the Palancas wear ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Apr 20th, 2006
They handed out some awards in Luanda yesterday and it should come as no surprise that Akwa was named the top sportsman for 2005. ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Apr 6th, 2006
There is a post today about which teams will have their all-time best player playing for them this summer. It got me thinking about ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Mar 23rd, 2006
I came across this very small profile of the Palancas Negras from a paper in the UK. The author seems to think that the ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 25th, 2006
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Angola was unable to take advantage of playing a man up for more than 70 minutes drawing with Congo 0-0 in African Nations Cup action.
Congo's ...
Posted on: Angola World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Jan 14th, 2006
In its second to last tune up before the African Nations Cup, Angola defeated German Second Division squad Kickers Offenbech 1-0 in Spain.
Captain Akwa scored ...
