For a Cagliari that finds its first victory of 2024, a few thousand kilometers further south, there is a Luvumbo that is preparing to make its debut in the Africa Cup of Nations , in Ivory Coast.
His Angola on the field against Mahrez and Aouar's Algeria , one of the favorites for the final victory. The first of three group matches for the Cagliari striker, who will be playing against Mauritania on Saturday. To close, on Tuesday 23rd, there will be the match (probably decisive for going through to the next round) against Burkina Faso .
If his national team were eliminated, Luvumbo could return in time for the match against Torino (scheduled for January 26), even if he would hardly find space among the starters. Should he get through, he would face the round of 16 on a date between 27 and 30 January and we would talk about it again for Roma-Cagliari on 5 February.
In the meantime, the first challenges were played over the weekend. Hosts Côte d'Ivoire easily beat Guinea Bissau (2-0), Cape Verde won surprisingly against Ghana, while only two other favorites drew: 2-2 for Egypt against Mozambique (goal by Salah in the 96th minute) and 1-1 for Nigeria against Equatorial Guinea (with Osimhen sealing an assist from Lookman).
(Unioneonline/L.Ne.)
