Angola Sports & Outdoors

  an outdoor depicting the 4 stadiums
by MarioPortugal
 
  • an outdoor depicting the 4 stadiums
      an outdoor depicting the 4 stadiums
    by MarioPortugal
  •   Sports & Outdoors
    by MarioPortugal
  • My Dad and some friends with their Black Marlin
      My Dad and some friends with their Black...
    by jungleboy
  • Totinha - the official mascot
      Totinha - the official mascot
    by MarioPortugal
  • Palanquinha - the mascot
      Palanquinha - the mascot
    by MarioPortugal
 

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CAN ANGOLA 2010: The Big African Party of FOOTBALL

by MarioPortugal

The Africa Cup of Nations: The Big African Party of FOOTBALLThe COCAN is going to take place in Angola in 2010. From 10th January until 31st January .Four brand new stadiums have been built in the cities of Cabinda, Benguela, Luanda and Lubango, as the whole continent of Africa has been waiting for this major event.The draw made the following Group arrangements:* LUANDA City - Group A:- Angola- Mali- Malawi- Algeria* CABINDA City - Group B:- Côte D'Ivoire- Burkina Faso- Ghana- Togo* BENGUELA City - Group C:- Egypt- Nigeria- Mozambique- Benin* LUBANGO City - Group D:- Cameroon- Gabon- Zambia- Tunisia

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2006 Clubs World Roller Hockey Cup

by MarioPortugal

[written on July 27, 2006]For the very first ever a World Roller Hockey Cup for Clubs (not for National Teams) is going to be organized. It is going to take place in the city of Luanda, Angola's capital, from September 23, 2006, until September 30, 2006. An event of this kind has never been organized before, anywhere !!!Angola's government has being very bold on supporting such event. Congratulations.For a country that finished a 40-year civil war not long ago, there's now the need to motivate its citizens on Sports practises & such. This international tournament is then expected to boost Roller Hockey practises in a country that actually has tradition on it since the times of Portuguese rule. [Portugal kept their presence in this country for almost 5 centuries. Angola become official independent in the year of 1975]. Twelve teams from eight different countries are going play in Luanda...

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2006 World Roller Hockey Clubs Cup - Totinha

by MarioPortugal

[written on August 2, 2006]Totinha, pictured for this Tip, is the official MASCOT for the tournament.This mascot was named after Tota, a charismatic Angolan hockey player that besides being a regular at his national team, Angola, he also played in various Portuguese hockey clubs such as Paço de Arcos, Turquel, and Sintra.Tota was a young and skilled player that unfortunately had his life interrupted in consequence of leukemia.The Organizers of this very first Roller Hockey Clubs World Cup that's going to be held in Angola, Tota's home country, decided to honor Tota's memory.

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World Roller Hockey Clubs Cup - PRESS RELEASE

by MarioPortugal

August 7th, 2006.Angola was chosen to held the first World Roller Hockey Clubs Cup, which is going to to take place in Luanda from September 23 until September 30, 2006. The Roller Hockey International Committee (CIRH) has been paying a close attention to the Roller Hockey evolution in Angola. Not only Angola has been showing a remarkable organization capacity, but it also ranks on the seventh position at the present world raking. In consequence of Angola's competitive regularity, summed to the fact of the politic and economic stability that is being seen in the country, the CIRH has sent a commission to Angola to verify about the local conditions in terms of sport facilities, hotel capacities and transportation for the organization of the first World Clubs Cup For this World Cup to be held in Luanda, Angola, the local Roller Hockey Federation will keep the copyrights for whole static...

Top 3 Hotels in Angola

Hotel Continental  Luanda

 3 Reviews and 7 Opinions  . Contacts: (+244) 222-334-241 (+244) 222-334-242 (+244) 222-334-243 (+244) 222-334-244 (+244)... 

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Alvalade hotel  Luanda

 3 Reviews and 12 Opinions  If you want to stay in a true 5 star hotel like in the USA or Europe, Hotel Alvalade is it.... 

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Q:  How safe is Luanda these days, for a tourist ? And is it a nice city ? 

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A: I only can tell for about one year ago, last time I was there, Glenn I had no problems walking in the city at day time; just be street wise, don’t wear visible expensive... 

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