AFCON 2023: Jubilation As Angola Players Receive Cash, iPhone 15 Ahead of Super Eagles Clash

• The Angolan national team, Palancas Negras, has received a major boost ahead of their next game
• Angola, after their victory at the knockout game against Namibia, received material rewards, cash gifts, and more to defeat Nigeria, on Friday, February 2nd
• Meanwhile, the victory recorded by Nigeria or Angola at the upcoming tie on Friday will determine who will advance to the semi-final stage of the ongoing AFCON 2023 game

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Following their triumphant win over Namibia in the Round of 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, players of the Angola national team have been rewarded with cash and material gifts ahead of their ahead of Friday’s AFCON's quarterfinal clash with Nigeria.

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The Palancas Negras as they are fondly called, were also promised cash gifts if they advanced to the final stage at the ongoing tournament in Ivory Coast, as reported by the Angola Press Agency.

Also, an iPhone 15 and a substantial amount of $250,000 was pledged by a firm to both the national team and technical team all in a bid for the Angola team to defeat Nigeria.

Meanwhile, the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Angola will battle it out at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, on Friday, February 2, 2024, by 6:00pm.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the former midfielder Etim Esin has charged the Super Eagles, the current national team to ensure they emerge victorious in their upcoming game against Angola.

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Esin urged the Super Eagles to beat Angola in their quarter-final clash fixed for Friday, February 2, 2024, in memory of the late Sam Okwaraji, The Punch reported on Monday, January 29.

This comes after the Super Eagles' 2-0 victory over Cameroon in the round of 16 on Saturday, January 27, the Super Eagles are set to face the Palancas Negras in the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cameroon Coach reveals why they lost to Nigeria

Legit.ng reported earlier that Rigobert Song, the coach of Cameroon's Indomitable Lions, attributed his team's 0-2 loss to Nigeria in the current Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast to sheer bad luck.

He stated that his team was better in the encounter but could not be clinical in front of goal.

Source: Legit.ng