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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
ANGOLA  Carlos Zuela, Dany, Mingo Bile, Andre Macanga Dédé, Gilberto, Miguel Quiame, Mateus Djalma, Manucho | SUDAN  Mohjob Khaliefa, Al Basha, Massawi, Mosab Badreldien, Hamed, Kamal, Yousif Mudather, Agab |
The Palancas Negras want to make up for their painful quarter-final finish at the 2010 edition, which they hosted. Lito Vidigal wants his stars to go beyond their best quarter-final finishes in the 2008 and 2010 editions. Angola have...
The Sudanese come into this game with a 1-0 loss against Cote d'Ivoire under their belt, but the east Africans can take solace from the fact that they played a solid and determined defensive game against the tournament favourites, and may have been unlucky not to come away from the match with more than a narrow loss.
Unlike the other teams at this tournament, Sudan are the only ones drawing players exclusively from their domestic league as they look to replicate the form that saw their team progress to the semi-finals of the 2011 Africa Championship of Nations (Chan), which they hosted last January.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Sudan have won the Afcon title once before, in 1970.
- Sudan have not progressed past the first round in three attempts since their 1970 victory.
- The Falcons of Jediane are the only team at the 2012 Afcon representing east Africa.
- Sudan have never qualified for a World Cup.
- Angola hosted the previous Africa Cup of Nations tournament in 2010, with Egypt taking their third title in a row in the final match.
- Angola reached the 2012 finals by winning their qualification pool on the final day of matches.
- The their nickname, the Palancas Negras, means Black Antelopes.
- Angola qualified for the 2006 World Cup that was held in Germany, but the team did not progress past the group stages.
Prediction
The Palancas Negras are on a high after their win against Burkina Faso, and they will be aiming to secure qualification in this match.
Editor's Prediction
Sudan 1-2 Angola 
