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Angola's national football team to play two friendly matches in June, potentially marking Aliou Cissé's debut
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The Angolan national football team is scheduled to play two friendly matches during the upcoming international window in June. These matches could mark the debut of coach Aliou Cissé at the helm of the team. According to journalist Micky Jnr, Angola will face the Central African Republic and Botswana in these friendly encounters. Both matches are expected to take place in Casablanca, Morocco. Official confirmation from the Angolan Football Federation is still awaited. Aliou Cissé, who won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal, was appointed on April 9 and could thus lead his first matches with the Palancas Negras during this international window, possibly away from Luanda.
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