Nurio Fortuna drops out with a muscle tear at Angola at the Africa Cup: “He is back to Ghent for treatment”

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Angola has lost three players, including Nurio Fortuna (AA Gent), in the run-up to the 1/8th final of the Africa Cup against Namibia on Saturday in Bouaké, Ivory Coast. Nurio’s injury is bad news for AA Gent, which is short on defenders.

According to the Angolan Football Association (FAF), Nurio Fortuna has a grade 2 muscle tear. The left back has returned to AA Gent “to be treated,” said national coach Gonçalves. “He hopes to return when he has recovered.”

Fortuna completed the 90 minutes in the group stage against Algeria (1-1) and Mauritania (3-1 win).

At his press chat, AA Gent coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck confirmed the news. “Nurio is back, but he is injured,” he said. “That’s something to add. Hopefully we don’t see the other guys with injuries again. Jordan (Torunarigha, ed.) was able to train this week, but it remains to be seen whether he can be deployed (Saturday against Westerlo, ed.).”

Furthermore, Angola midfielder Loide Augusto was removed from the selection for disciplinary reasons. He played the first match against Algeria. Inacio Miguel has been called up to replace him.

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Midfielder Benedito Mambuene Mukendi or ‘Beni’ for short, who did not play a minute in Ivory Coast, left the selection “because he did not play enough”, according to Gonçalves.

Angola has reached the quarter-finals twice in the history of the Africa Cup, in 2008 and 2010.

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