Angola coach, Pedro Gonçalves was satisfied with his team's performance after they came back from a goal down to get a point against Algeria in the first game of Group D of the Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023.
Speaking after the game, Pedro Gonçalves credited his team's efforts in the second half after starting the first half on a slow.
“This team started slowly but we managed to find some spaces and came back into the game in the second half which the team did better,” he said.
Pedro Gonçalves was impressed with his side’s mentality and will expect more in the remaining games.
“The work isn’t done. The team showed that mentally they are up there so we will continue to build on this in our next matches,” he concluded
Angola will play Mauritania on Saturday, January 20.
Meanwhile, Guinean striker, Mohamed Bayo emerged as the Man of the Match in his side’s game against Cameroon which ended in a one-all draw.
Bayo scored Guinea’s only goal of the game at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium on Monday evening.
After being crowned as the Man of the Match, he dedicated the award to his mother, who he says has been helpful to him.
“I am happy to have been crowned, I dedicate this award to my mother especially because she often supports me in difficult times,” he said.
Despite the draw, the 25-year-old striker expressed his satisfaction with the performance they put up. “I think we played a good game. This result was the work of all the players in the national team. I’m a striker and I’m supposed to score goals to help my country.
“We regret that one of the players was sent off with a red card, and despite that, we played well,” he concluded.
