After winning their first three matches, the French handball players secured the victory against Angola, with an easy victory this Thursday, August 1st (38-24). They are sure to finish first in their group while the Angolan national team will have to beat Brazil to secure the quarter-finals.
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The reigning Olympic champions easily won against Angola under the gaze of a crowd that was still as hot and noisy as ever at the Porte de Versailles, in Hall 6 of the Parc des Expositions. A temporary venue where the fans are very close and where the players can feel the noise and heat of the spectators.
A successful meeting for the Blues
On Saturday, August 3, the French will play their last group match against Spain. Next week, in Lille, it will be time for the knockout matches.
” For us, it is the most successful match since the beginning of the JO with very interesting individual performances. Everyone was there, no one fell through. It was serious, there was technical ease, I have the impression that the team is gaining momentum “, comments French coach Olivier Krumbholz.
As for the Angolans, still on Saturday, they will need a victory against Brazil to advance to the quarter-finals. This is definitely a game to forget.admits Albertina Kassoma, captain of the Angolan team. This was our worst match since the start of the competition. We will have to focus on Brazil and fight to win it. We have to prepare with a different approach, we have to stay optimistic to go to the quarter-finals “.
Fast recovery for Angolans
For the coach, Carlos Vivier, the Angolans will have to find solutions in defense. This match brought us nothing, now it is the match against Brazil that must be our priority. I hope that we will recover quickly to take this opportunity that is within our reach: playing the quarter-finals. ” he said.
In ten confrontations, the Tricolores have only lost once against Angola. In their last confrontation less than a month ago in a warm-up match for the Olympic Games, Estelle Nze Minko’s teammates easily won 33 to 20. Angola has dominated women’s handball for decades on the African continent. The Angolan women’s team, which has little competition, has won nine of the last ten African Nations Championships. Always qualified for the last seven Olympic Games, it has never managed to win a medal.
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