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Iran to host Angola in September friendly
Iran will face Angola in a friendly fixture at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on September 12, the Iranian Football Federation announced.
The game will be a second outing for the Asian side in the upcoming FIFA international break, coming five days after a friendly against Bulgaria at the Hristo Botev Stadium in Plovdiv.
Iranian head coach Amir Qalenoei, who replaced Portuguese Carlos Queiroz following last year’s World Cup in Qatar, is tasked with steering his team in next January’s AFC Asian Cup – also to be held in Qatar – where the three-time champion will be chasing a first title since 1976.
Iran is drawn alongside the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, and Palestine in Group C of the continent’s flagship international event.